Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He keeps his gold crest in a pixie cut. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. She has worked as a Adventurer like her father before her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Antinua was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Antinua and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is an amazing painter.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.