Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. With wild blonde hair. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Vorka is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born in the south to a Barrister, Vorka learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 340 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, red cloak. His hair is brown and curly. 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. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the west to a Bowyer, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: Expand her business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Mortician, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His blue crest, when down, is lengthy. He has red eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's in love; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She wears her white hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Actor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 sp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: A 6'2" western man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Greethen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Greethen was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sage. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.