Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Randal is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Coral (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is cut short. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Arha 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 Arha. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2100 sp. Azurite (14 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is long and white with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. After a long history of fighting, Vola and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a great chef.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: In love, Guardian. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He very much looks the part of a Ploughman. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Zedaar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Zedaar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (60 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her fur is orange and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Elegant will drive conversation. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp.