Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a hunchback. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Sammal was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a pastel tunic with tan highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shivering was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Holy water.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He has amber eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and regain custody of his daughter

Bonds: Poor, Religious, Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Banded agate (16 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Engong and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she usually wears her blue robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A 6'7" southern man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is short and purple. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp. Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a red coat with tan slacks. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp.