Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Purson grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to protect his home

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A true patriot, Tenena would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, and he perpetually has his axe ready. His copper crest is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80000 cp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she usually wears her blue robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder, and is pretty ugly. With wild golden hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 pp. Coral (150 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He has wavy blue hair. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 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. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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. Hoshgrish fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jet (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is physically well-built. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Art grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Art. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60000 cp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His childhood dream was to be a Shipwright, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her warhammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.