Description: He is a husky man, who wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Body Guard, Tordek learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". She wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head, and her gloved hand is found clutching a spear. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Eldeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 became a Sellsword soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Dorn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. With wild black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Ella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She's in love; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 10 pp. Citrine (50 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His first spouse was a Barber, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: An older man who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. His hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 28000 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Morana embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Morana was born the youngest of three triplets. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Ruler, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 280 gp.