Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on her torso and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length red hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Artin's homeland. Artin decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Artin was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She is content; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 150 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. 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 quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Elama was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Elama 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 Elama. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has silver hair. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Mantus hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with white slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thoradin was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and sais. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Zephan was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 390 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Three was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished club as well. He has no hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Weaver business at a young age. 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 Weaver. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a shortbow on her belt. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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. Pyntle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp.