Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ahlyssa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in a small forest village. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries kukris. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. 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. Forcas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'3" eastern woman, she wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has slicked back red hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She got into the Interpreter business at a young age. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 140 gp. Hematite (12 gp). 1 Holy water.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown fur is still thick. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 2'10" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vani grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.