Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Coral (70 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her dark red hair in a pixie cut. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse mother left her crippled. 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. Nija fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Ishte was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 pp. White opal (500 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Engong is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His white crest is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pijjirik grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". She wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Avice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the north. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Avice never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 370 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alain grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).