Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gold and catlike.

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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Vassago was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man wears professional attire. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Gifted from a young age, Igden studied abroad. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ermina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Rolen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a great chef.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 340 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his brown hair down. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. A true patriot, Lance would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lance grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Beggar and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.