Description: This light-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull black iron scale mail. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Ahvain speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Ahvain was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahvain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 50 gp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She has shaved her head bald. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Nora was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nora's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Armorer

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

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has amber eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A 5'1" northern woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Althaea was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Brewer born in the past three hundred years. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Brewer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Chenna 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 240 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a ruler and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 pp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: Dimble hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Dimble lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This northern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His clothes are grease stained in places. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 sp.