Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His purple hair is braided into rings. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Morthos was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Soapmaker. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Black pearl (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for her, and Buvvie does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears bulky red painted plate armor. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 290 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her black hair down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 gp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Siffress was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Animal Trainer, but she got bored and became a Ruler. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 29000 cp. Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'9" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 27000 cp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is golden and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. Her head has been shaved. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Vaina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Vaina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.