Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 290 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a green and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. She has done her best to style her scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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 revenge against dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 35000 sp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 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 wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. She is physically well-built. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but she was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tawar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and carries pickaxes. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insomniac. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is typically in his Layabout uniform. His fur is white, silky, and of moderate length. 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 shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently the stress of being a Layabout has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Tanner. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Tanner like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Job, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is content; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).