Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her white hair down. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Miner soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a white collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miller. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Barendd was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Barendd was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. He has a hunchback. His crest is cut close to his head. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: Kabbarg was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to pay off her debts

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.