Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Mara learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a hunchback. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shoemaker profession.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down, marred by beers. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the east to a Bookbinder, Argran learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Great hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30000 cp. Eye agate (9 gp). Coral (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'2" and is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has white hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beloril grew up listening to his mother's many stories. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Star ruby (1400 gp).