Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears yellow trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Purah embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mayor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).