Description: He wears just a black suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries ceremonial daggers. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Solomon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a large violet jacket. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Being a Engraver kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and brown. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Gennal is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. A true patriot, Gennal would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gennal was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Courier. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Sensitive, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a simple tan robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. 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; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Riswynn lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gimgen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'5" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is silver and curly. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 gp.