Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Ekk lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ekk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: She wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a grey shirt with thin red vertical stripes and black pants. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 Elf in existence. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Simon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 13000 cp. Malachite (9 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Scribe profession.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Caeldrim was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Caeldrim's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and blue tie. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and pastel robe with the hood down. His hair is blonde and very short. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

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. Norman was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Butcher. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. Pink pearl (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Juliana hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 Banker. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 1000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.