Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tan trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. She tends to her Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a grey shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a great chef.

History: Therlin was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Jeweler mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Eiravel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Eiravel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Citrine (70 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. He has moderate length white hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Performer. He has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished mace as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bathin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the south. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His tied-back hair is golden. He is baby faced.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Charles hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has no hair. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Zephan was born the youngest of three triplets. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 110 gp.