Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He uses divination through singing.

History: Ortegar 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 from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her white hair is still thick. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has no hair. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 330 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Cook, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Citrine (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Breena alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts, marred by sweets. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries ceremonial daggers. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Solomon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and hammers. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 sp. Coral (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.