Description: This woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Antinua grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Antinua abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Dain wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Dain reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a brown vest and prefers blue and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

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. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Through the years after Audhild was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Audhild's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 110 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has dyed her greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Savaran 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 Savaran. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down, and he perpetually has his warhammer ready. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Halimath has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy, Selfish, Disease. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.