Description: An older woman who is dressed in an above average manner, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a Jeweler, her father struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants revenge against brigands

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 60 gp. Rose (60 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an entirely white suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Pearl hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10 pp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Therai grew up listening to his father's many stories. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Liftrasa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Liftrasa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nalral embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He tends to his Roofer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the north. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.