Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Andraste grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miller; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her blue hair is knotted and matted. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kali grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 sp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a morningstar on her belt. She wears her white hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Apothecary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Tawar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by teas. Her black hair is wavy and long. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. After coming to the age of reason, Bardryn took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miller. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local miller

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: Thamuz speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Thamuz never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 pp.