Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, marred by chocolates. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Oriel lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length white hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Nija was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His gold crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With wild auburn hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a white coat with red slacks. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears tattered old clothes. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, red shirt, and blue tie. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Quilla took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor she uses now. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With wild silver hair. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bounty Hunter who has hired her part-time. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born into a rich family. When Torbera reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).