Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy brass crest. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Hunter. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Rrath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rrath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarsali fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her rusty crest is singed and shortened. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the north. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.