Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a large black jacket. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Gorfel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gorfel was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'5" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has no hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a green broad hat and green clothes. Her gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Hillanot was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Hillanot's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rose (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). White opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Thiala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

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 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Interpreter, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to raise his children well

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: She wears yellow trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is physically well-built. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. 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: To protect her home; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.