Description: She is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her fur is black and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Scribe, but she got bored and became a Tailor. She tends to her Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2400 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ivellios fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Opinionated. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a simple violet robe with red stripes complete with hood. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries sickles. His brown hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Qualen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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 meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: An older man who is dressed in an above average manner, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Cumpen took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Adelard was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 gp.