Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her red hair is still thick. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Verna was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has worked as a Farmer like her father before her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is copper and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Ildrex was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She takes great joy in being the best Dyer in town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Dyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his kukri ready. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This man wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He has no crest. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 180 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white crest. He very much looks the part of a Stableman. He has a hunchback. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Fax was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her tied-back hair is black. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Thorin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.