Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He wears his golden hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting giants, the young Soveliss began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'6" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nyx was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Stannor is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Stannor was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her orange fur, when down, is lengthy. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and tan pants. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black crest is singed and shortened. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Furrele has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This light-skinned female wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She 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. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 cp.