Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gardain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bookbinder, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2700 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Violet garnet (1300 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired her part-time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Stableman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Luthra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Lorilla was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.