Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large green jacket. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He takes great joy in being the best Healer in town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

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. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor, marred by teas. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Audhild was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Audhild grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Audhild. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Dilettante; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy blue suit, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His fur is white and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Right-Handed was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gardain never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He has rusty crest. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is white and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).