Description: 6'8" and muscular, this western man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has no crest. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Patrin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Patrin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (140 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, marred by beers. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed flail, just in case. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kristryd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her blonde hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. Alain abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2800 sp.