Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Norman was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She has moderate length silver hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Ellyjoybell learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fistula grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Maiathah will drive conversation. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bather. She became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Jade (120 gp).

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. She wears a colorful flower in her lavender fur. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Courier again.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Artin is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Artin reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.