Description: This woman is typically in her Blacksmith uniform, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 97. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His beige fur is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fragrant grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Fragrant. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears just a brown suit. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A true patriot, Fargrim would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Fargrim was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her golden hair is well kept. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Weaver business.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: An older man who wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His ears are large.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He takes great joy in being the best Soapmaker in town.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is chestnut and curly. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 2. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a Sailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Thamior alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Elegant was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has no crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Surina hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and half-elven compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is cut short. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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-sister.

History: Bernard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).