Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 sp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Jet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1300 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. Her black crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her black hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He usually wears his white robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Thorpe was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thorpe decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

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 wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bricklayer 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. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp).

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Carter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.