Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and likes to wear blue tank tops with black pants. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Odo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: 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; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 11000 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. 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 money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Moonstone (60 gp).