Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a yellow coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has achieved small success as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

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

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a flattop fur cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 south. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 pp. Eye agate (12 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She is physically well-built. She has bronze crest. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Thava lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Sensitive, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. A true patriot, Igden would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. After a long history of fighting, Igden and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers brown and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and carries axes. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe. With bright golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lavinia grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished longsword as well. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in John's homeland. John decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He wears his white hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Merchant, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 290 gp.