Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She wears her blue hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nija does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Priest father left her crippled. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has no hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is content; and doesn't want to be a locksmith and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears an entirely blue suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Fonkin has worked very hard to control his curse. He has worked as a Barrister like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Mercenary uniform. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Audhild isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and balancing her hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'1". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and her gloved hand is found clutching a axe. Her hair is short and white. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Paymon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.