Description: This late middle aged man wears dull black sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Orthog has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white crest is thinning but still full. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Gifted from a young age, Megren studied abroad. Megren was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Megren decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a large white jacket. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. She has styled her white crest well, parting it to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Akra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but she was a colossal failure. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and balancing her hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is short and white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a Banker, his father struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears white trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is silver and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of clubs, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His scarlet crest is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His first spouse was a Merchant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 gp. Citrine (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Bertram is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Cartwright, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bookbinder, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her purple hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born into a rich family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. After months of barely getting by, Vepar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.