Description: He is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: This woman wears blue trousers with white and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 gp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mindartis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears professional attire. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Eridred was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears blue trousers with violet and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Chaedi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Chaedi began to lead the lost caravan. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 80 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 3'2" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her copper crest is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Burana is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Weaver, her father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 120 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears red trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.