Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Chem was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Chem's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1100 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his warhammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Soapmaker. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60000 cp. Rose (60 gp). Amber (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has dyed her greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Flame fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp. Citrine (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 sp. Emerald (1300 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Akra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (4 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her lavender fur is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is lengthy. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She takes great joy in being the best Bricklayer in town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 worked as a Bricklayer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Dalgal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Detective, but he was a colossal failure. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10000 cp.