Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Azaki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She keeps her bronze crest in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

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. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She struck the Bowyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears professional attire. She has wavy golden hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Painter, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sculptor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat, and carries halberds. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erevan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Detective, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gunnloda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 cp.