Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has white eyes.

Personality: He is a Dilettante first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A true patriot, Cressel would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in a small forest village. 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 has worked as a Dilettante like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Fabien was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. Her white crest is greasy and uncared for. 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. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Average lock.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Vondal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the north to a Servant, Vondal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Vondal was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Servant. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Money/treasure; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'1". She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vepar studied abroad. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, grey shirt, and black tie. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Merla hails from a village terrorized by drow. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Weaver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Weaver work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.