Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Slave, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries a battered sai and tarnished whip as well. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

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

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.