Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has moderate length white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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 vampirism at a very young age, Theirastra has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Obsidian (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Courier does. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length brass crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Norkruuth was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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. After a long history of fighting, Norkruuth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Millicent was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the west to a Tailor, Sethrekar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Sethrekar took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His crest is silver and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Bidreked was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Assassin. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bidreked never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She carries a battered hammer and tarnished shortbow as well. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bork was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His beige fur, when down, is lengthy. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Ploughman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Cynical, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item.