Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is white and very short. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Baern was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown vest and prefers yellow and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his black fur in a pixie cut. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Shump hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gimgen will drive conversation. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a fancy yellow suit. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has achieved small success as a Beggar.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the west. Heward liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 sp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears brown trousers with pastel and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Jane wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Jane hails from a village terrorized by giants. Through the years after Jane was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Jane's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Orryn is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Orryn grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'3". He wears a fancy grey suit, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. He has shaved his head bald. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Richard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.