Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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 Cook, his father struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cook they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 11000 sp. Obsidian (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a large yellow jacket. She wears her brown hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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 is a Hag in disguise. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 sp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a violet tunic with red highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She tends to her Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Servant. She has slicked back white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arara studied abroad. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Kava was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: A 4'11" northern man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Erdan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears skinny pants and wears a grey and violet robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a Mayor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 Beggar, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy black hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.