Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rurik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rurik 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Valida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his brass crest to look like a famous performer. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Norkruuth 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. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Kava 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. She bought a axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has auburn hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. John was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'8" and wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. She wears tattered old clothes. She has a hunchback. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his red hair up. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp.