Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy white suit. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Koth embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Gifted from a young age, Koth studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'7". She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. Her crest is white and very short. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Surina has worked very hard to control her curse. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is short and gold. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. After a long history of fighting, Vrondiss and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for him, and Duergath does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'9". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp. Onyx (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.