Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is thinning but still full. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a fancy tan suit. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is golden and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. Her black crest is long and unkept. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Crowbar. 1 Backpack.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. With bright black hair. 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. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dull white sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 sp. Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.