Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Horza and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has moderate length rusty crest. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the east to a Shipwright, Pijjirik learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Shipwright. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but she was a colossal failure. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Map Maker, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and expand her business

Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arnold is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Arnold's homeland. Arnold decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Map Maker business.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears a red shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'8" when asserting herself. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Shaena hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Shaena took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 sp.