Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She keeps her red fur in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her gold crest is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 pp.