Description: 5'9" and muscular, this eastern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. During his travels, Ishgha and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Ishgha discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Ishgha fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a black collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mastema is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Mastema was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Apothecary like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a hunchback. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Mary 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. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Vaina was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has wavy white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 390 gp. Coral (40 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Ratak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and carries bows. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fortune-teller but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age her father died while driving off some dire rats. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in bow use. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Cecily was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Average lock.