Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 sp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern man wears a white vest and prefers green and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Watson is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Watson lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Amber (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Varis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Varis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Lûgdash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She tends to her Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp. White pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

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. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. After a long history of fighting, Dondon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1400 sp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a Adventurer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 cp.