Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the east. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a spear. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich western family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir mother left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large white jacket. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Everard 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a very tight haircut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Arha enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 Mason. She's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; 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

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Obsidian (7 gp). Onyx (80 gp).