Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cartwright. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cartwright. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Naal was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cartwright. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 sp. Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears just a white suit, and is pretty ugly. She wears her white hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Animal Trainer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'11" when asserting himself. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp).

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 blonde hair is well kept. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Oriel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: A 5'2" eastern woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. She has beige fur. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Three grew up listening to her father's many stories. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Three never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is thinning but still full. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 370 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; 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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.