Description: This younger middle-aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the south. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Rurik never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and human compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 60 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mousy voice

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 wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has no hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the north. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. 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: Born in the west to a Fisher, Andraste learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Slave Trader, but she got bored and became a Fisher. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she has a crush on the local slave trader

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She usually wears her blue robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Zanna hails from a village terrorized by brigands. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is dark red and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Merihim took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She carries with her a set of morningstars, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 sp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is cut short. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Blacksmith. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 sp. Hematite (14 gp).