Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Rael was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rael's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Sard (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This western woman is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. 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 has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Mary was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Server. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His auburn hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 4'10". She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ownka embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. 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, Ownka is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear pastel tank tops with blue skirt, and is pretty ugly. She has cinnamon fur. Her eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Jasper (30 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black opal (600 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears a grey vest and prefers brown and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She sports black long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She carries a battered hammer and tarnished spear as well. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.