Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with tan slacks. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Lerissa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'6" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His eyes are gray and catlike.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tan vest and prefers grey and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy brown hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Susannah grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Susannah has worked very hard to control her curse. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 sp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She takes great joy in being the best Healer in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Jasmine was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp. Banded agate (11 gp).