Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. She keeps her gray fur in a pixie cut. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears black trousers with red and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears just a black suit. His hair is blue and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Priest first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Shax hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her childhood dream was to be a Bricklayer, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Laborer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerbo 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 father was called into army service. A freak accident while working with his Stylist father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Agnes never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, In love, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in a small plains village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear flannel. She wears her brown hair down. She has gray eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 150 gp.