Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears baggy green pantaloons and a white scarf. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Nemeia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries with her a set of falchions, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gaaki grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and doesn't want to be a detective and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Oren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Oren alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the east. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: This northern woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: She's looking for her big break; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (150 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length purple hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Tethren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barkeep, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.