Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her dark red hair down. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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. 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. Criella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His silver hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Lance was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Brakka lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Shag was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Engraver, and carries quarterstaffs. She has gray fur. Her eyes are copper.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a great chef.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 pp.