Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, marred by beers. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Dworic hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and red robe with the hood down. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and nunchakus. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her hair is short and chestnut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Shava is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her silver crest is still thick. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Rezena was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red fur is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Dynamic is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Interpreter, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Gifted from a young age, Stannor studied abroad. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Qemuel has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 cp.