Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is cut close to his head. His silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Barakas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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

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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and pastel tie. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Vonana hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She struck the Carpenter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and quarterstaffs. Her hair is red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 cp. Amber (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Merchant and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This eastern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 50 gp. Sard (70 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her long white crest kept up in a rat tail. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Farideh was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Eida enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 pp.