Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Verna wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Verna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His black hair is cut short. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad red hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her lavender fur up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest is scarlet and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A gifted student he started as a Roofer, but he got bored and became a Cook. He has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: To be a Roofer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Koeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 30 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Volen's homeland. Volen decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a green collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

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: She was born in the east. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His crest is blue and very short. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.