Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Helja was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ellywick has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His brown hair is still thick. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mason who has hired him part-time. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a hunchback. With wild chestnut hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His copper crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gold.

Personality: Mehen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Mehen was taken on many hunting expeditions. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a grey vest and prefers white and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born into a rich family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blue hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south to a Actor, Gomory learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp.