Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. He tends to his Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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: To clean up the streets; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hugolina 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 Hugolina. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Fletcher does. His white crest is still thick. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Norkruuth is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Cook father left him crippled. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Jet (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Emerald (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Caeldrim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shifting does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the north. A gifted student she started as a Armorer, but she got bored and became a Miner. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 pp. Eye agate (13 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his red hair up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears a violet costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age her father died while driving off some gnolls. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in monstrous two handed axe use. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Amber (100 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Bhevek was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20000 cp.