Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears white trousers with black and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Ombul enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Ombul and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bilbron grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Carter and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His childhood dream was to be a Barber, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Mortician job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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 loathes her own lifestyle; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is lengthy. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

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. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries a battered morningstar and tarnished lance as well. She has white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 6'10" northern man, he prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.