Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a hunchback. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Lance was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Nordak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has moderate length brown hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Thradal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her crest is copper and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Antrara hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull yellow iron scale mail, and she perpetually has her spear ready. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length white crest. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Heskan was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Junk Dealer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a grey shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Barber but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Now she works as a writing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect her home

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Disguise kit.