Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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, Katherine is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Katherine learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Marshal, his father struggled to pay the bills. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Lucan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His silver hair is still thick. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Quarion was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Flaws: Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, tan cloak. She has red hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a great chef.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a white broad hat and white clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Kasdeya was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Healer, but she got bored and became a Locksmith. She has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a grey tunic with tan highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Lezre and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.