Description: She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Nurkara hails from a village terrorized by giants. At some point she was captured by giants and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Andraste fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spy. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spy. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Oriax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His crest is black and very short. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Azzakh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Azzakh was born the youngest of three triplets. Azzakh liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: Born in the north to a Cartwright, Dayereth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She wears her yellow fur up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Detective kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 cp. Banded agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A true patriot, Ishte would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Ishte and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.