Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Tûgog speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is black and curly. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the east. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ellywick studied abroad. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished axe as well. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silk rope. 1 Backpack.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe, and his gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Doctor father left him crippled. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is typically in her Priest uniform. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Priest. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She tends to her Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Riswynn hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 220 gp.