Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Hoglik was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Eye agate (12 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her shortspear and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blue stubble. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, grey shirt, and white tie. He has a hunchback. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Xappan embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A freak accident while working with his Barber father left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Xappan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and grey robe with the hood down. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Rolen was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. During his travels, Rolen and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Rolen discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Rolen fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His green crest is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Lezre was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Lezre's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Lezre and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

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. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a mercenary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dreali grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Alexandrite (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).