Description: This tall, slender man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A true patriot, Rimple would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, In love, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears bulky red painted plate armor. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Willow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Ilanis was born with her mother's beautiful face. A gifted student she started as a Miller, but she got bored and became a Dyer. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's in love

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an entirely black suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His crest is scarlet, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gorbundus lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gorbundus never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 360 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. After coming to the age of reason, Trag took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Trag and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Rolf has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'4" and wears tan trousers with red and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Fonkin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.