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. He has white hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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. Rael fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. Berrian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. She wears her red crest up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Saphara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Thorpe lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Thorpe 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. Her brass crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her black hair is cut short. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Numba isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Numba has worked very hard to control her curse. 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. Numba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Mundane. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers pastel and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.