Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear flannel. His dark red hair is braided into rings. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Nicor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and swords. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Rrath was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. His hair is chestnut and very short. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Herbalist; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, marred by chocolates. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Giselle lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. She sports chestnut long hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 pp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a Herbalist, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Locksmith who has hired her part-time. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.