Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ekk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thamior grew up listening to his father's many stories. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is chestnut and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ratanák grew up listening to his father's many stories. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Skûn reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. With wild red hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in a small island village. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is black and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired her part-time. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Sellsword, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's in love

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her brown hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a red collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He bought a falchion and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 pp.