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, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ekk studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. After a long history of fighting, Ekk and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has white hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Damakos 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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Damakos has worked very hard to control his curse. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A 5'2" southern man, he wears a fancy yellow suit. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. 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 will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His red hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Cook, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Onyx (60 gp).

Description: Standing 6'8", this man likes to wear black tank tops with violet pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. 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: He was born into a rich family. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is typically in her Shoemaker uniform. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Laborer father left her crippled. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 taken up work as a Servant and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A true patriot, Gimgen would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gimgen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Simple lock.