Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Paelias hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Paelias was born with his mother's beautiful face. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this western woman wears a green shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has rusty crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. 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 daughter.

History: Farideh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Miller, but she got bored and became a Barrister. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Farideh was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is portly but not overly obese. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Masseuse and found it very stressful. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His orange fur is heavily combed to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: He was born in the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears white trousers with grey and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Mûg lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Soapmaker and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Cask hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With bright silver hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Nurkara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He sports a flattop fur cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shax and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.