Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears just a tan suit. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Stableman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Rimple was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rimple decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He bought a hammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern woman is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Engong alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40000 sp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His hair is short and auburn. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Erevan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rose (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Amber (90 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered sword and tarnished morningstar as well. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balimaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. His dark red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pelaios isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 250 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is blonde and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her cinnamon fur. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Tricking's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Tricking was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Tanner. She struck the Tanner job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Rieta was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Rieta was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.