Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Adventurer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has dyed his greying orange fur a little too much giving a sharp orange color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Pelt has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pelt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 pp. Azurite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rose (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Coral (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is short and red. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 17000 sp. Moonstone (30 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is physically well-built. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She takes great joy in being the best Unemployed in town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Sybil 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 has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2300 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his scarlet crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Hirrathak was born with his father's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 17000 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).