Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. The war was a terrible time for her, and Valanthe does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the east. She married young, but lost her spouse to giants. After a long history of fighting, Valanthe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is content; and many giants want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a tan scarf, and she perpetually has her bow ready. Her beige fur is long and unkept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Sellsword. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sellsword work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sellsword work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. His crest is black and very short. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He wears his chestnut hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. His silver hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: Paymon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Paymon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: 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 brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The war was a terrible time for her, and Symma does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp. Bloodstone (50 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has wavy red hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Altho and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black crest is thinning but still full. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Erdan was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp.