Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her tied-back hair is blonde. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Jarana alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and doesn't want to be a jeweler and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her fur is white and curly. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. After a long history of fighting, Emerald and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp. Zircon (30 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His hair is white and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Tim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, and carries lances. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver crest is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Azzakh 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 sp. Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 290 gp.