Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, white shirt, and grey tie. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ortegar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a violet collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is obsessed with her god.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting gnolls, the young Elizabeth began to lead the lost caravan. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished axe as well. He has golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Curran embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Curran and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

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. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Laucian was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Marshal, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a marshal and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tattered old clothes. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, marred by beers. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Disease. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 360 gp.