Description: He is a mite stocky and usually wears his black robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His white hair is lengthy. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Tharivol was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and is pretty ugly. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished halberd as well. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: Shava wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Shava was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cartwright.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and balancing her hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Rose (60 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alvyn grew up listening to his father's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She is typically in her Laborer uniform, and she perpetually has her warhammer ready. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. She's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He usually wears his green robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kerkad has worked very hard to control his curse. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp).