Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his auburn hair up. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a large green jacket, and is pretty ugly. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Gesrethe is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: He wears a red shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and carries longswords. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Bellfounder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His copper crest is heavily combed to the left. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shoemaker profession.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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 worked as a Sellsword like his father before him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp. Azurite (13 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and maces. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kody 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 Kody. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 70 gp. Zircon (60 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his beige fur up. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Good lock.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, marred by chocolates. Her head has been shaved. 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 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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'0" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white tunic with pastel highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has brown hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nedda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp.