Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alvyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She 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. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 sp. Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Adelaide wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. She has no hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is typically in her Interpreter uniform. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Adelaide lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Interpreter and was forced into it by her family; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Family, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She married young, but lost her spouse to drow. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His black crest is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. Citrine (60 gp).