Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Olunt lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Fulbar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull violet iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lewis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shag isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who wears an entirely violet suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Kyle hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A freak accident while working with his Shoemaker mother left him crippled. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears long strands of ruby and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She sports blonde long hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Siffress was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Siffress and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Elaim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Elaim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 380 gp.