Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has brown fur. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Art never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: He wears a white vest and prefers brown and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished bastard sword as well. His hair is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Ugol was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. He became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has red eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Surina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the west. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 sp. Coral (120 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black crest. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Farideh studied abroad. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dragonborns in Farideh's homeland. Farideh decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

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

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple grey robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Emmeline has worked very hard to control her curse. 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's looking for her big break; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Thomas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Thomas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His white eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 cp.