Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Hupe was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An older woman who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Nissa hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Vadania lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears just a black suit. His red hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears brown trousers with green and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the west to a Sage, Rimmon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Baker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

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. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Baker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Baker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a apothecary again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp. Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She sports red long hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Matilda will drive conversation. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His first spouse was a Mercenary, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 30 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.