Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Gerard has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He found a children's book about a Human Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Jet (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his auburn hair up. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 9000 sp. Rose (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Anthony alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).