Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Modean never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, In love, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is obsessed with his god.

History: The child of a Seamstress, who enjoyed hunting, Kyle was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 north. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When Kasdeya reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She is physically well-built. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the west to a Ploughman, Huru learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is typically in her Bellfounder uniform. She has slicked back auburn hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. She tends to her Bellfounder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely blue suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and carries sais. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Gimble and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and sais. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Andraste was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Andraste decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: 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.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has no crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Korinn hails from a village terrorized by giants. Through the years after Korinn was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Korinn's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Korinn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).