Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her white crest is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has moderate length golden hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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, Cockaby is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Cockaby was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Through the years after Cockaby was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cockaby's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His gray fur is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His golden hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy bronze crest. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Weaver. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Actor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Jacoba abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. His hair is cut close to his head. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Gifted from a young age, Randal studied abroad. His childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).