Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears an entirely black suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Through the years after Ishte was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ishte's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gunter never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by teas. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He tends to his Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Beloril and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His dark red hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has wavy brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Tawna speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shoemaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sore throat, cough

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

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Thodris lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Knight. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.