Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Gruk was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This northern woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Glassblower. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Rosamund was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Rosamund was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Glassblower. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has moderate length black hair. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His purple hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Andram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. One day when Carrie was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Carrie was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is typically in his Mayor uniform. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Iolite (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thorpe grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Priest mother left him crippled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Good lock. 1 Simple lock.