Description: He is scrawny and has patchy dark red stubble. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40 gp. Coral (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has no fur. He has amber eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gale's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Gale was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Seamstress. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'11" when asserting himself. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Junk Dealer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up work as a Junk Dealer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1300 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Nim abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His head has been shaved. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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. When Balimaar reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman usually wears her brown robe and has her longsword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is silver and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Helen learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.