Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a simple pastel robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Flame 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 was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Silk rope. 1 Silk rope. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 90 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a hand crossbow on her belt. Her hair is purple and curly. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She got into the Assassin business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Assassin. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anakis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a trident on his belt, and he perpetually has his trident ready. His dark red hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. With wild chestnut hair. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Farmer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. During her travels, Grigi and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Grigi discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Grigi fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. Her long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She got into the Hunter business at a young age. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. He is an epitome of beauty. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mogg embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This northern woman wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her red crest in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

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. 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 used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp.