Description: Standing 5'7", this woman wears skinny pants and wears a white and pastel robe with the hood down. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Bilga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bather. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears bulky red painted plate armor. Her brown hair is well kept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tan trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pog embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his brown hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theriatis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has chestnut hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Carpenter mother left him crippled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Galiena 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 Galiena. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has slicked back auburn hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the west to a Mortician, Arara learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp).