Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'8". He wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. He has no hair. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Alston has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Alston and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length rusty crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. After a long history of fighting, Mishann and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She sports golden long hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Geva's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Geva lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Ilga is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Ilga hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Ilga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: A 6'4" eastern man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Painter father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 380 gp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Kellen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up work as a Performer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has no crest. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 110 gp.