Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Shoemaker like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This southern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a green collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Tethren liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her black fur, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: Sun hails from a village terrorized by drow. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, blue shirt, and white tie. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.