Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anbera studied abroad. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Ratlûg was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 180 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears dull red sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

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 fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the west. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He wears his purple hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: Melech hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Melech has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She takes great joy in being the best Roofer in town.

History: Ridaro hails from a village terrorized by giants. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Ridaro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Roofer.

Motivation: Human compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Bellfounder 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Claira hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (160 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has wavy black hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Alexandrite (1200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.