Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears tan trousers with white and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Fonkin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a grey shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Rohesia has worked very hard to control her curse. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a interpreter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a great chef.

History: Vonbin hails from a village terrorized by giants. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nagrette embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1300 sp. Red garnet (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a grey vest and prefers violet and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in a small forest village. 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 unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is typically in her Herbalist uniform. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in the west. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

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

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and brown. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Gennal is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. A true patriot, Gennal would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gennal was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp).