Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Aelar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'2" and wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Gerard was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Kody is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Kody lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Kithri 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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kithri fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has white crest. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'4" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is brown and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has moderate length red hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Joser embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

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 father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He wears his red hair up. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Blacksmith. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Opinionated. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Orsik grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Orsik. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 sp. 3 Antitoxin.