Description: He wears a simple yellow robe with green stripes complete with hood. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Shipwright does. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shipwright. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He has a hunchback. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Paelias took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Carrie was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. 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 seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A 3'8" western man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Oppleby was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has a hunchback. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp).