Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarion fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Anselm enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Anselm lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arara grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To protect her home; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: He wears a blue collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has wavy auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears white painted combat armor at almost all times, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Trym will drive conversation. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Trym never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bounty Hunter. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Astar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bounty Hunter and was forced into it by his family; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (110 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Amber (110 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rose (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Rose (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Falkrunn is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Roofer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amber (160 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).