Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is braided into rings. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Vondal hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His white hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor mother left him crippled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with red skirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She keeps her black crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Interpreter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears bulky red painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Callie has worked very hard to control her curse. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bow on her belt. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Maiathah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Decarabia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Junk Dealer profession.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Skirt was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.