Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Anselm was born with his father's beautiful face. In his youth he was a Body Guard, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a pastel shirt with thin green vertical stripes and red pants. She keeps her long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Shivering was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. 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: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 390 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Tanner does and is in decent physical shape. She wears her auburn hair up. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he usually wears his black robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Rose took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Animal Trainer; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp.