Description: This northern woman very much looks the part of a Shepherd. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Emeny wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She has golden hair. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ahlyssa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ahlyssa. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and violet pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his silver hair up. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top red hat.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Stannor took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Carpenter, who enjoyed hunting, Flogg was taken on many hunting expeditions. He worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair is lengthy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 Detective. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.