Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Mantus hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Mantus 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 giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Osco fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Eberk was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. After a long history of fighting, Helja and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blue hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Amnon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her fur is short and lavender. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Detective, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his silver crest in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear flannel. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bardryn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When Bardryn reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She tends to her Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.