Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 27000 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Ulla hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She married young, but lost her spouse to brigands. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She struck the Hunter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 390 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears blue trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She sports chestnut long hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Tenena 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 pp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the east. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Jeweler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 38. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aldous grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aldous. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Einkil was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).