Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balifra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings, and he perpetually has his spear ready. He has wavy blonde hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is cut short. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Ogbur was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ogbur was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Map Maker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his orange fur up. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emerald grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with white slacks. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in the north. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.