Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his silver hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the south. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Silk rope. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Professionalism. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 16000 sp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Avice was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dull white sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Thea was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.