Description: He wears professional attire. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Shadow lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'1" northern man, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Pacifist, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 13000 cp. Onyx (30 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Crowbar.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear violet tank tops with yellow skirt. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has white crest. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Biri was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Biri's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has worked as a Knight like his mother before him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This woman wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her white hair up. Her eyes are likewise white.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Semyaza is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Semyaza 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This eastern man wears a brown vest and prefers grey and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and chestnut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Through the years after Peter was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Peter's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.