Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Ethereal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the north. After coming to the age of reason, Carlin took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Bellfounder like her father before her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. 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: Further expansion of business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a sai on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Iolite (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks and is in decent physical shape. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kilvar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (160 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.