Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born to a Laborer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a whip on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His head has been shaved. He has amber eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and nunchakus. Her brown hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Diesa's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Being a Tailor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man wears a brown vest and prefers grey and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Travok is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a Mortician, his father struggled to pay the bills. He 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears dull green sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. His hair is blue and very short. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. 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: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.