Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is black and curly. 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 business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She uses divination through singing.

History: Markosian was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Art was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has worked as a Healer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Emotional, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 gp. Red spinel (60 gp).

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 a red armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His black hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 43. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shava was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'1". She 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. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Falkrunn was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1800 sp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp.