Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a black collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has moderate length white crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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, Nithther is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Nithther lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Barber. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 23000 cp. 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 black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Thervan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thervan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man wears a yellow shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His clothes are grease stained in places. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2500 sp. Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He uses divination through singing.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Thorin took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He struck the Mason job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 33000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shava studied abroad. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Symma speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Symma is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Symma hails from a village terrorized by drow. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.