Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When Baern reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears just a black suit. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished rapier as well. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Xappan's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but he was a colossal failure. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He has no fur. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Spear hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Violet garnet (1000 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears professional attire. His crest is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Tarhun 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. 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. Tarhun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A 5'9" southern man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has wavy chestnut hair. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cairn embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the south to a Jeweler, Cairn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Jeweler. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 sp. Iolite (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.