Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. During his travels, Taklinn and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Taklinn discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Taklinn fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was a Hunter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. Her red fur is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Serpent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Priest father left her crippled. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Amber (70 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. Her black hair is wavy and long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Shava is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Lezre was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave 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 forest due to the painful memories there. Lezre took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up dagger and armor she uses now. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lezre fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this western woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: This eastern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 320 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Slave, In love, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 gp.