Description: An older man who wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a longbow on his belt, he is not a threatening figure. His blue hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Barakas speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her golden hair is well kept. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a black collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His brass crest is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a sword on her belt. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Brewer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Jezebeth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2100 sp.