Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and her gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her brown fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Carter and found it very stressful. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Blacksmith who has hired him part-time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her black robe and has her axe always slung over her shoulder. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Kasdeya learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Kasdeya was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his lavender fur up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady copper eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. After coming to the age of reason, Moon took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Roondar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 90 gp. Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, violet shirt, and black tie. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her white hair is well kept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jarsali does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 sp.