Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky violet painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is white and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Arannis will drive conversation. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Arannis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a fancy black suit. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Masseuse. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has a crush on the local masseuse

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy tan suit. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tharivol will drive conversation. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Acid flasks. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Barbarian school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She is baby faced.

Personality: Meena hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Meena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'7" and muscular, this western man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Paggen hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Paggen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, brown shirt, and white tie. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

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 has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: He wears a simple green robe with tan stripes complete with hood, and he perpetually has his mace ready. His brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Salasar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was a Marshal, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 pp.