Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Riardon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. During his travels, Riardon and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Riardon discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Riardon fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries shields. His brown hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Hugh hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Hugh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He found a children's book about a Human Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a simple yellow robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the south. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Architect, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her hair is brown and curly. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 15000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a white shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. 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 believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's in love.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. He has wavy golden hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.