Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oriff embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. 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: Oriff lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. After a long history of fighting, Oriff and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. Her black crest is lengthy. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Nyx was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). 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: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 cp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His tied-back hair is silver. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries a battered crossbow and tarnished shortbow as well. His hair is auburn and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 was born at the edge of vast forest. Dondon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Engraver. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this eastern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his chestnut hair up. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Astar has worked very hard to control his curse. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'9" and wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Ugly. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair is braided into rings. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Modean was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.