Description: This dark-skinned male wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bertram has worked very hard to control his curse. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 gp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has no hair. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kansif was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple grey robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Torgga has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Onyx (80 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Map Maker uniform. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of sickles on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a fancy violet dress. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished scythe as well. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has worked as a Carpenter like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 260 gp.