Description: This western woman is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her brown fur well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a blue shirt, with a pastel mid length shorts with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Peren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries a battered club and tarnished shield as well. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Egelina was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Egelina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: This southern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is red and curly. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Manfred was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spy. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was born in the west. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is content; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ratak grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ratak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. 3 Acid flasks. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Antitoxin. 3 Acid flasks.