Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Jet (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jade (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has no hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jet (140 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Coral (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Performer business at a young age. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He struck the Performer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Deep green spinel (100 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.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp).

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder, and carries swords. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Amber (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries a battered mace and tarnished sickle as well. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Fabien is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Fabien was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. A true patriot, Heather would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 9000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rose (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jet (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Jade (140 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).