Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a yellow costume with the symbols of death on his torso. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Rinn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her hair is red and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Carter. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the east to a Carter, Yurgunn learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Baggi 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 Baggi. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: 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; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is an epitome of beauty. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the west to a Performer, Felosial learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Performer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.