Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerbo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and human compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears professional attire. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abad wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Knight, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Alex grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Alex. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 4'7" northern woman, she wears dull pastel sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She has black fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She's in love; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a scythe on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His first spouse was a Performer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Hematite (4 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp.