Description: Standing 4'2", this man usually wears his grey robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. His hair is short and red. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Baern was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a Sellsword, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Korinn lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears professional attire. She has wavy yellow fur. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Dagger alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his gold crest in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long black crest kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

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. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Greethen was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears green trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She takes great joy in being the best Architect in town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Merchant, but she got bored and became a Architect. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her crest is short and scarlet. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Farideh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new servant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.