Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown vest and prefers white and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Brottor was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Assassin, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. He has no fur. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top pastel hat.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fisher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Fisher. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Virra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Whurbin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fancy brown suit. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he very much looks the part of a Scribe. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 23000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ûkbûk isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears professional attire. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Harbek was born with his mother's beautiful face. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp.