Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is physically well-built. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

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. 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: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Eye agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 90 pp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

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. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has gray eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

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. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is golden and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 sp.