Description: A 4'7" northern woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 gp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is short and silver. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has slicked back red hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Vanchu 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... Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vanchu is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the east to a Performer, Vanchu learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Tailor again.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and pastel robe with the hood down. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bulzo will drive conversation. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Bulzo lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Panana liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's in love; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 cp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. He has no crest. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired him part-time. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Norkruuth was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Norkruuth's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2200 sp. Malachite (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Good lock.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Locksmith. She wears her red hair up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Nora is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Vadania was born with her father's beautiful face. Vadania was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Carpenter. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 350 gp.