Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: Gildmak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 cp. Jasper (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'9" and wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Xappan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in the east to a Adventurer, Xappan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a crush on the local shoemaker

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is lengthy. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

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. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Brewer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

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 long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Farmer profession.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a violet costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her hair is white and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarsali 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; and to protect her home

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his golden hair down. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries a battered sai and tarnished warhammer as well. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Erevan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Erevan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She wears her yellow fur down. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Five grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.