Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Randal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Randal has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Amber (60 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her green crest is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She got into the Farmer business at a young age. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and balancing her hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has styled her purple hair well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Seere's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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 end his boredom; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This man wears a white collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the east. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30 pp. Jade (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.