Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Ekk liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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. Ekk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Brewer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Brewer. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. His red fur is knotted and matted. 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 irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: An older man who wears an entirely green suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bathin grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

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

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Through the years after Malquis was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Malquis's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her crest is gold and very short. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She 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. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to protect her home

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and green pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Mijira was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Roofer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 160 gp.