Description: A plain young-adult man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his copper crest in a pixie cut. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter 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's looking for his big break; and he is content

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Smokesticks.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Paymon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 pp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She got into the Dyer business at a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a yellow coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: Born to a Armorer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Giselle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: 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: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. He has a hunchback. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise blue. 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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is black and curly. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. After a long history of fighting, Verin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp.