Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sailor. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Cory will drive conversation. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Howard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Howard 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 Howard. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Nissa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her green crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Zykroff isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dragonborn unity. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Zykroff was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After months of barely getting by, Zykroff managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 gp. Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is an epitome of beauty. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with her god.

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. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Junk Dealer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Tomi was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Cask is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

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. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).