Description: 6'8" and muscular, this southern man wears bulky black painted plate armor. His white crest is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pijjirik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Pijjirik grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Pijjirik. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Malachite (8 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her white hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. His white hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 sp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His black fur is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his blonde hair up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears just a violet suit. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and axes. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Cimer was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cimer was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Marshal. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

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

Possessions: 100 sp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a Engraver, his father struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: 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: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.