Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears silk and lounges about seductively. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He uses divination through singing.

History: Barendd was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown fur. She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. She has a hunchback. She has dyed her greying brown fur a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1700 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: Standing 4'3", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Zedaar hails from a village terrorized by drow. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Farmer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His tied-back hair is black. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Valida is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished spear as well. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Nutae has worked very hard to control his curse. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3100 sp. Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.