Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nelkin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. With wild golden hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. During her travels, Kathra and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Kathra discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Kathra fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Adventurer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Adventurer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and is pretty ugly. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a green shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is purple and curly. Her half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local spice merchant

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an entirely green suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are red.

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 is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. She has wavy golden hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. 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: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.