Description: An older man who is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. His scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Arjhan is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Arjhan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the east to a Mercenary, Arjhan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2300 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gomory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Being a Scribe kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'6" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears white trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length blonde hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear grey tank tops with blue pants. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Morkral lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barkeep and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: Standing 3'9", this woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is short and white. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical, Philantrophist. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Butcher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: Gifted from a young age, Xanaphia studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.