Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his silver hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Goroth's homeland. Goroth decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Goroth 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 he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a white collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Volen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 north. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts, and carries spears. His red fur is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ethereal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is red and curly. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cory embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Stylist profession.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Cory was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cory's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his mother before him.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.