Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses like a well dressed Painter does. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has worked as a Painter like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jet (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Butcher business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. At a young age his mother died while driving off some gnolls. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in crossbow use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man is wearing a long, black cloak. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has white eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Gifted from a young age, Akmen studied abroad. In his 20th 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akmen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Art was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears a violet tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has wavy white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rosalind was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.