Description: She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her fur is white and very short. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Elegant was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. A true patriot, Jane would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Jane hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is blue and curly. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Sammal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Sammal was taken on many hunting expeditions. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: This woman wears a black broad hat and black clothes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 900 sp. 2 Thunderstones.

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. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

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 was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 190 gp. Amber (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her purple hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

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. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bryseis grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished whip as well. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 cp. Amber (150 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a very tight haircut. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.