Description: A 5'8" eastern man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Chem is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 240 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and many orcs want her driven away

Bonds: Religious, Has a crush, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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, Liftrasa grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Liftrasa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a very tight haircut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Williamina 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 Williamina. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is black and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a great chef.

History: Hamil was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. He struck the Unemployed job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 sp.