Description: This malnourished man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vassago was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Rose (40 gp).

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She wears her dark red hair down. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Sethrekar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Sethrekar. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a grey vest and prefers green and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is still thick. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a red shirt with thin white vertical stripes and yellow pants. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. After a long history of fighting, Oblar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. He has moderate length red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, William embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, William was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 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. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: This woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her scarlet crest is knotted and matted. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: 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.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Interpreter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.