Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has moderate length silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sellsword who has hired him part-time. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, In love, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 cp. Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 sp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: Standing 3'2", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He has silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 380 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

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. Through the years after Târz was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Târz's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black fur. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a ploughman again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: This woman wears a red shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 60 gp. Coral (150 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. His crest is gold and curly. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp.