Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Laborer mother left him crippled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 cp. White pearl (90 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, grey cloak. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nogu grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30 pp.