Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Avice's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ploughman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Avice lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has blonde hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Mara took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Mara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 cp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tippletoe embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She got into the Mortician business at a young age. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aldous isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With wild golden hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Enidda was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pâsh isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.