Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Being a Bellfounder kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and green pants, and carries bastard swords. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, John is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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. John fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Being a Cook kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. 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 is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Drogo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Drogo was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Drogo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tan vest and prefers black and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is white and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Hematite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western woman wears a white shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student she started as a Spy, but she got bored and became a Masseuse. Being a Masseuse kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Pijjirik was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and revenge

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp.