Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: Nicholas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman wears a fancy black dress. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has red hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She takes great joy in being the best Herbalist in town.

History: Neega was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has worked as a Herbalist like her father before her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She carries with her a set of tridents, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Lerissa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1800 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into 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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Fragrant was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's in love

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has red hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Vassago was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a long, blue cloak. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Sindri never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She keeps her black fur in a pixie cut. Her copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and balancing her hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 cp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her bronze crest up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp. Eye agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Assassin. Her hair is brown and curly. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Thiala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.