Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. He has red eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Gifted from a young age, Cressel studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cressel 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 Cressel. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a large white jacket. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Ovak wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Gardener and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Peridot (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bella was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50000 cp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has shaved her head bald. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. 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 Map Maker. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1200 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Varis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the east. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.