Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Armorer. 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: Born to a Fisher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and expand his business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His rusty crest is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the south. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Iolite (60 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a hunchback. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Butcher who has hired her part-time. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. To her fellows she 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: She was born into a rich family. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple yellow robe with green stripes complete with hood. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Efferil was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Efferil's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 10 pp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Siffress lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 cp.