Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xappan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sarah was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

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. A freak accident while working with his Assassin mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Unemployed does. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and sais. He has cinnamon fur. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Jade (150 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a hunchback. Her hair is short and red. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Panana isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Panana studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown fur. He is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He has a hunchback. He wears his brown fur down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, marred by beers. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.