Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, green cloak. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Iolite (60 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Elizabeth was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants, marred by sweets. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Harbek was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and grey tie. Her cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the south to a Tailor, Spring learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Halander is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'6". She wears just a black suit. Her bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has gold eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raiann was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He prefers to wear flannel. He has no crest. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Kerkad was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Kerkad was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Kerkad's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kerkad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Masseuse father left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Jet (120 gp).