Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, marred by teas. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ulfgar has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his blonde hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Lamlis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tailor.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 370 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear flannel. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A true patriot, Dalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dalaba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: A small bag of saffron. (10 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Breena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Yevelda grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

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

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His silver hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but he was a colossal failure. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Tenena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.