Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Debt, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This woman wears black trousers with tan and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is short and dark red. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Kali and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Jade (140 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Nija has worked very hard to control her curse. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

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

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Pacifist, Extrovert, Athletic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gubrash never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 140 gp. Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She has brown eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Trym alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Helen hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She has a hunchback. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Baggi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 sp.