Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. Nicor is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Nicor was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 gp. Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear flannel. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shivering was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oppah studied abroad. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 190 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Korinn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Korinn never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is black and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Seamstress kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Oriax hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Oriax was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a tan costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Fonkin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and carries glaives. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 gp.