Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a long, red cloak. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 110 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Herbalist profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Zog alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: Ernest hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His first spouse was a Seamstress, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a brown vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Fortune-teller born in the past three hundred years. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rosalind 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 Rosalind. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears professional attire. Her red crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Biri was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has a crush on the local bather

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a whip on his belt. He wears his white hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.