Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Joser and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is long and unkept. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Tim has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Emmeline was born with her father's beautiful face. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and she perpetually has her warhammer ready. She wears her golden hair down. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. At a young age her father died while driving off some brigands. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in warhammer use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses like a well dressed Tanner does. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. 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 can speak with the recently deceased. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Architect profession.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arjhan studied abroad. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lagazi will drive conversation. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lagazi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his green robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Hourglass.