Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is chestnut and very short. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Thradal has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, grey cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Laborer. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and balancing her hectic life and new laborer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Laborer uniform. She has wavy golden hair. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. Recently the stress of being a Laborer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This western man wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Rolen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Jade (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His fur is black and curly. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: River hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and balancing his hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his blonde hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Zook is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has moderate length 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 hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy tan dress. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.