Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Erias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her crest is red and curly. She has red eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Quespa is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Gardener. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Theriatis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor, and she perpetually has her shield ready. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Rose 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... Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Rose lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Rose took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shield and armor she uses now. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1400 sp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Fistula was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spy responsibilities is difficult; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 130 gp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Carrie studied abroad. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Paelias was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Paelias's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Baker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.