Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and carries lances. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Euphemia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears green trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He 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. During his travels, Nykkan and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nykkan discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nykkan fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears just a black suit. His blue crest is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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. Baradad 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 he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished lance as well. His blue crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Painter profession.

History: Sethrekar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Fisher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Painter again; and balancing his hectic life and new fisher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a yellow shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Quelenna was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp. Zircon (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She usually wears her red robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 120 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

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

Possessions: 600 sp.