Description: This eastern man wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Actor profession.

History: Tree was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her blue crest is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp. Jade (70 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her ears are large.

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 skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gunnloda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 gp.