Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His childhood dream was to be a Doctor, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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: Many dire rats want her driven away; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Apothecary. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Apothecary. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rose (40 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing a long, white cloak. With bright silver hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born in the west to a Unemployed, Ekk learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by her family; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'1" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dariff was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. White opal (600 gp). Coral (140 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jet (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Rûkdûg wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amber (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and violet tie. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gilkass was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 pp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jet (50 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.