Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull green iron scale mail. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her white eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Dimble hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Dimble was born with his father's beautiful face. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Umpen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Helja learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a black tunic with violet highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her black hair up. Her ears are large.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair is still thick. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a tan feather.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

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. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was taken from his home at a very young age. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp.