Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gruk studied abroad. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. Pyra 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 gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pyra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'1" and wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His auburn hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. Her hair is short and blue. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rimple was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Nature, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She worked as a nervous Bowyer and found it very stressful. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. This white eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She takes great joy in being the best Barrister in town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Barrister job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).