Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his green robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses like a well dressed Interpreter does. With wild golden hair. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black vest and prefers blue and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. His fur is brown and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gale was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His first spouse was a Tailor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Andraste hails from a village terrorized by giants. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 140 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. He has a very tight haircut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Shamil was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses like a well dressed Shipwright does. His scarlet crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Shipwright. He struck the Shipwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Sarai alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 190 gp.