Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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, Joan is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Human, 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered orcs who tried to eat his hand. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is black and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Alex is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Alex was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). 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. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Tanner business.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tanner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, brown cloak, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy red fur. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple grey robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a white collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Howard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Brewer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and doesn't want to be a brewer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Ethereal is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Cartwright mother left her crippled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.