Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Lia is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Lia was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is chestnut and very short. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Raam is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear flannel. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Hobart enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. He has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, pastel shirt, and black tie. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Whurdred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She tends to her Tanner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).