Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Nirgel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Anselm was born the youngest of three triplets. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bricklayer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a bricklayer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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. Herleva fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Oriff lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Mason, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears professional attire. She has wavy brass crest. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Charles was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Courier. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.