Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is short and black. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gimble grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 70 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and shields. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Being a Gardener kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His tied-back hair is golden. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Curran 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A 6'0" western man, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is black and curly. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Nissa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nissa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nissa. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Wymar was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 360 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Phann's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born into a rich family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.