Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Nelkin's homeland. Nelkin decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a green scarf. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Eiravel was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Trey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Trey was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Trey's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). White opal (800 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a violet tunic with brown highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 190 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. His hair is brown and very short. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is a Marshal first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available he will default to his bow, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His tied-back hair is golden. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Anselm never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Terse, Forgetful. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Andraste took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. 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 her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. He has chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Body Guard, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp).