Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he very much looks the part of a Doctor. He has rusty crest. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Mreksh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Doctor. He tends to his Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cressel studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cressel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp. Amber (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Wrenn will drive conversation. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in a small island village. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vondal isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her white hair is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her crest is bronze and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Hillanot's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Hillanot was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of whips, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Silaqui lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears a red collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 gp. Sard (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).