Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Ralf was born with his mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She wears her white hair up. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

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 is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oriel grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Oriel grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Oriel. Being a Shepherd kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Hematite (11 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Jacoba is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Cook, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.