Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anastrianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Frederick was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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 wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His white fur is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a green tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has no hair. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He has green eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a great chef.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her lavender fur down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Ethereal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Kava wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local detective

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Poor, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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. After a long history of fighting, Mamnen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bhevek will drive conversation. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the north to a Butcher, Bhevek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.