Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this man tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Ernest hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ernest was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local armorer

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern woman is typically in her Glassblower uniform. Her dark red hair is heavily combed to the left. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 Glassblower. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 born in a small mountains village. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her gray fur is greasy and uncared for. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 340 gp.