Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is black. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is lengthy. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: Many dire rats want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 42000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He found a children's book about a Halfling Commoner 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. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Hunter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's looking for his big break

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

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His hair is short and black. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Zook speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a Server, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zook fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'1" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has no fur. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1700 gp.