Description: She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She carries a battered flail and tarnished warhammer as well. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Pyntle is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pyntle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears dull yellow sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ella has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her golden hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Bethrynna was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Bethrynna's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Bethrynna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Greedy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. After coming to the age of reason, Lamlûg took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Insane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 160 gp. Jet (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Apothecary uniform, and is pretty ugly. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. After a long history of fighting, Efferil and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Ekemon was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ekemon decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.