Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born in the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Pikar was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pikar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Tagga hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Ploughman, but she got bored and became a Shipwright. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, pastel shirt, and brown tie. Her copper crest is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her first spouse was a Healer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a great chef.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his rusty crest well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Glassblower business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Glassblower responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 sp.