Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

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 can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

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. 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 north. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She is an epitome of beauty. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Through the years after Philomena was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Philomena's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Philomena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 270 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His crest is green and curly. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a Farmer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Farmer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Joker, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is an epitome of beauty. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on her right side. Her head has been shaved. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished shield as well. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. After coming to the age of reason, Trym took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.