Description: This tall, slender man dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. He wears his white hair up. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and balancing his hectic life and new miller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Holy water.

Description: She wears a white shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries with her a set of rapiers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Carter, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Map Maker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Painter uniform. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her rusty crest is heavily combed to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tatyan is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Tatyan was born with her father's beautiful face. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His green crest is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the west. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the left. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a pastel deerstalker hat and pastel clothes. His orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sculptor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sculptor 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fancy red dress. She wears her white hair up. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Expand her business; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in a small plains village. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp).