Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears just a green suit. His hair is purple and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Akmen 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 Akmen. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 3'0" northern woman, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

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 misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Nedda was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She 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. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries a battered sword and tarnished trident as well. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kiirith studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kiirith fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her red hair is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Einkil grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She stands about 5'11" and wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vicky studied abroad. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Vicky alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and she is greedy

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears pastel trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has beige fur. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Bowyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.