Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Tethren was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bowyer. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Caramip enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Caramip was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His silver hair is cut short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a red collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. His gold crest is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.