Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy black hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Interpreter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Miller, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She has shaved her head bald. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. His lavender fur is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'1" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is a Mortician first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Travok was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To be a Baker again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her rusty crest in a pixie cut. She has gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.