Description: He is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his lavender fur to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her white robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is silver and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Gaaki was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She struck the Server job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to protect her home

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her tied-back hair is black. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Meriele is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Being a Servant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1900 gp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Map Maker. His hair is blonde and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 230 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his dark red hair down. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp.