Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Norman hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Norman abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears just a brown suit. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Avelina was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dilettante. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Osco was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His fur is orange and very short. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 sp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears green painted combat armor at almost all times and is in decent physical shape. He wears his purple hair down. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Beggar. He struck the Beggar job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports red long hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Farmer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is an amazing painter.

History: Buvvie was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Slave Trader they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fisher, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Erdan was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carpenter. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has styled her gold crest well, parting it to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Eye agate (13 gp).