Description: A 5'7" eastern man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This northern woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her purple hair is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Ronobe was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Cartwright. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 320 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'11" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Audhild and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Crown-heir. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

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. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy black crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Medrash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. His crest is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nithther was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She very much looks the part of a Seamstress. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Born in the north to a Seamstress, Beast learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Seamstress for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rurik was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to raise his children well

Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. Her red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her singing dream.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 180 gp.