Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1400 sp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Katherine alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Katherine was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, marred by beers. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Bather, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his black robe and has his club always slung over his shoulder. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Nicor lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tan trousers with brown and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her first spouse was a Cook, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Peter will drive conversation. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Peter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her red hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, brown cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is blonde. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mayor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'4" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Seebo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 gp. Coral (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.