Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His tied-back hair is golden. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a Baker, his father struggled to pay the bills. Rolen was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rolen decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries a battered shortspear and tarnished dagger as well. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western woman wears dull red sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greataxe, just in case. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has worked as a Dilettante like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's looking for her big break

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Juliana was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Juliana's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Naeris was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Naeris's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Naeris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a miner and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dull pastel sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. His brown fur is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born in the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 pp.