Description: This malnourished woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Thiala hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Thiala was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Coral (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Adventurer. He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has green crest. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Perra liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Perra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. She has moderate length auburn hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Agatha hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Agatha was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 never given up on her music dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Odo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bounty Hunter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Marshal, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Barkeep profession.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Aline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.