Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a hand crossbow on her belt. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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, Orla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ribbles grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ribbles. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She 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. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Sumnes was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy black hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Elizabeth was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Elizabeth decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Junk Dealer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Astaro took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Ellywick was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He has brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Lorm enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 260 gp.