Description: 4'9" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He's also a talented Barkeep, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by beers. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has green eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shaena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. His hair is short and black. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case. His gold crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his golden hair up. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gerard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple grey robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Yurgunn abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 pp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (80 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Crowbar.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. He is physically well-built. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.