Description: This northern woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Average lock.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Barfa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his beige fur. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a fancy green dress. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Akta lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

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

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a great chef.

History: Anselm hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'7". He is typically in his Priest uniform, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a great chef.

History: Kugáluga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, PTSD, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Namfoodle abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.