Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Religious, In love, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Elizabeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Kerkad alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 gp.