Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Soveliss was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her purple hair is braided into rings. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Nemeia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fisher, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Orsik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rohesia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 130 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp).