Description: Runty and weak-looking, she usually wears her black robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her brass crest is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a red tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Howard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local bounty hunter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'7" when asserting herself. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Beggar who has hired her part-time. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Gunnloda took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Everard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Everard was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Calcitro was taken on many hunting expeditions. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sutha isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Sutha was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100000 cp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp).