Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mortician business.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Emmeline liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Brown-green garnet (130 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 prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ielenia's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her youth she was a Doctor, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. 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. Ielenia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Murook reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A 5'0" eastern woman, she wears a pastel coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She keeps her black fur in a pixie cut. She has blue eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Cask lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She tends to her Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a large brown jacket, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fancy blue dress. Her hair is white and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 200 gp.