Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has wavy silver hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eberdeb grew up listening to his father's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her first spouse was a Server, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. His white hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Everard 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. Being a Mason kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a white coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Carpenter. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Tanner profession.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against giants

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 3'0" eastern woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is short and silver. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright red hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Masseuse business.

History: Trym was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 180 gp. 4 Smokesticks.