Description: He has a missing right arm. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is auburn and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. 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 a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Rurik was taken on many hunting expeditions. Rurik abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Disguise kit. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sculptor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gunter is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gunter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He tends to his Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bounty Hunter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her white crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His crest is blue and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mortician profession.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Cook like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a violet vest and prefers yellow and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp).