Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Red garnet (150 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars, marred by beers. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Soveliss was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Blacksmith. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Astar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Purban was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Purban took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up kukri and armor he uses now. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'7" northern man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Robert is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Robert was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Black opal (800 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is short and purple. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gadreel was born with her mother's beautiful face. Gadreel abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. During her travels, Gadreel and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Gadreel discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Gadreel fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This eastern man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp.