Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His tied-back hair is auburn. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She is an epitome of beauty. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Sard (20 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is physically well-built. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Rosalind lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shepherd they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Butcher, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Art was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Fortune-teller. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 130 gp.