Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His rusty crest is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Carter who has hired him part-time. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Heskan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Guard. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to be a bather again

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 120 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Jane 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He wears his gold crest up. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Trynnicus lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Trynnicus grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Trynnicus. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tiaathque was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an entirely brown suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red fur is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A 3'9" northern woman, she wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Barbena was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to protect her home

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 sp.

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 is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, black shirt, and green tie. Her red hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Breena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 210 gp.