Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His blue crest is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ghesh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He bought a scimitar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on her right side. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kasdeya grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 25000 sp. Moss agate (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple tan robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with yellow slacks. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She's in love; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is still thick. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Roywyn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Roywyn was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Hatae is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 gp.