Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great joy in being the best Shipwright in town.

History: Elizabeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shipwright. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has moderate length silver hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Expand her business; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has moderate length silver crest. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Sethrekar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sethrekar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Slave, Military, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Balimaar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Balimaar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: A 5'6" western man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to protect his home

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is short and golden. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a great chef.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 260 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. His white hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Morkral enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Avice hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.