Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With wild auburn hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Helja is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Priest, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears long strands of opal and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is short and blue. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a flail on his belt. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aramil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Nuraval lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a mason and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. 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 trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Her fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Right-Handed has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Right-Handed and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.