Description: An older woman who wears dark leathers with embroidery, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her orange fur up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is content; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is an epitome of beauty. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Engraver. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He wears his purple hair down. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Melech hails from a village terrorized by drow. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Melech was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. He wears his red hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nuraval fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His green crest is heavily combed to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. With wild auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is cut short. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

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. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Arnold was born with his mother's beautiful face. Arnold was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Arnold decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sellsword born in the past three hundred years. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Norkruuth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His childhood dream was to be a Actor, but he was a colossal failure. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 gp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He has no hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hadarai has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Hadarai and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp.