Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quelenna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Glim was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thomas embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shepherd. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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, Audhild is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, 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 golden hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Solomon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Solomon was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red crest is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She likes to wear black tank tops with tan skirt. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has green eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Myev has worked very hard to control her curse. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bookbinder. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Tethren was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tattered old clothes. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Sculptor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2900 sp.