Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. 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 likes to make people angry or surprised. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tethren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Vonana abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She usually wears her pastel robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. She is physically well-built. She keeps her long red fur kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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 raised in a island tribe. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Cask and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy dark red stubble. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. His hair is dark red and very short. His eyes are likewise black.

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 big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Joan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and carries morningstars. She has white hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2500 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a violet and grey robe with the hood down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jet (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Malachite (16 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. 1 Minor magic item.