Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ortegar studied abroad. He found a children's book about a Halfling Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is short and red. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is red and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her red hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Helen was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a pastel coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A true patriot, Shivering would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When Shivering reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears professional attire. His hair is silver and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 48. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Jet (40 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south to a Hunter, Yevelda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. Recently the stress of being a Hunter has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Carter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A true patriot, Ronwe would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: A deep hatred of orcs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Job, Military, Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Barkeep profession.

History: She was born in the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Malachite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).