Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a club on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Claira lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Claira grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Claira. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. 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: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: Kellen was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Birel learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 3'8" northern man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Torgga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Torgga took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Torgga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tomi was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her dark red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp. Azurite (7 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished nunchaku as well. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.