Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her red crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Surina was born with her father's beautiful face. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a blue shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and blue pants. She sports black long hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Mella was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and shortspears. Her crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Tatyan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of orcs

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy brown hair. 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 a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is an amazing painter.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, brown shirt, and green tie. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Vicky was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is typically in her Bowyer uniform, and she perpetually has her flail ready. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mastema fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bowyer responsibilities is difficult; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tattered old clothes. Her gold crest is matted, messy, and big. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson green hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. A true patriot, Vezera would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Vezera was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His fur is cinnamon and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Emerald is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 pp.