Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. Rose (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerald grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He has worked as a Performer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: He got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bounty Hunter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Dalgal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 Human people; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Amber (120 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is red and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Jarana is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. She tends to her Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and chestnut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Harbek grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Marshal. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Hunter.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. His gold crest is knotted and matted. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He takes great joy in being the best Bowyer in town.

History: Arjhan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Barber, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 160 gp.