Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears a red shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and white pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kelter studied abroad. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Full Plate.

Description: A 4'8" western woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She takes great joy in being the best Dyer in town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Astaro was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dyer. She has achieved small success as a Dyer.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has wavy black hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp. Azurite (10 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His orange fur is knotted and matted. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Beast hails from a village terrorized by drow. 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 Animal Trainer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his brown fur up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'4". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Rose (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and red handkerchief worn on her right side. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Isabella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Hourglass.