Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black fur is knotted and matted. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Cask would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Cask was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2 Antitoxin.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Rael liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Sellsword again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Chrysoprase (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, marred by teas. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Qualen reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 190 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in the east. He worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Shipwright like his father before him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Loopmottin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Loopmottin studied abroad. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan vest and prefers violet and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Efferil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

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 Half-Orc in existence. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He got into the Sailor business at a young age. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Banded mail.