Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He wears his golden hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nicholas embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nicholas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Nicholas was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Nicholas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Bather. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Pennie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (4 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and red pants. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ootah isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Ootah was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Butcher. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His white hair is long and unkept. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Kairon was taken on many hunting expeditions. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her crest is copper and very short. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Biri lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'0" when asserting himself. His brown hair is braided into rings. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Stannor has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She wears a colorful flower in her orange fur. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Leaf was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Amber (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the martial 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Riardon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Thunderstones. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a whip. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Black pearl (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp).