Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Barkeep, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Gimurt was born the youngest of three triplets. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She stands about 4'0" and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses like a well dressed Layabout does. His blonde hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Varis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. His fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Nurkara was born with her father's beautiful face. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 190 gp.