Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Ralf wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ralf alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her red crest is braided into rings. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She has worked as a Cook like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 sp. Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Marigold will drive conversation. Marigold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple green robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Donaar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Merchant and found it very stressful. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20000 cp. Moss agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Diesa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and carries hand crossbows. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Banker has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10000 cp. Solid gold idol (600 gp).