Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. His long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Sammal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Animal Trainer for the past few years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She has wavy chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Beatrice was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Painter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His gold crest is still thick. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

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 always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trynnicus fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Pijjirik enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Pijjirik was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Pijjirik's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pijjirik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 260 gp. Coral (70 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries a battered axe and tarnished scythe as well. His dark red hair is braided into rings. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He bought a scythe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this southern woman dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her silver hair is well kept. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Abalaba grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her first spouse was a Stylist, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: An older woman who very much looks the part of a Merchant, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 sp.