Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Gunnloda is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Gunnloda lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear flannel, she is not a threatening figure. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: Vanchu was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Shadow never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Baern lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her red crest is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a red armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is golden and curly. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Baker who has hired him part-time. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Shágflak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shágflak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a crush on the local layabout

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 3'7" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a large blue jacket. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).