Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Peridot (60 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His auburn hair is lengthy. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his auburn hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Halimath's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge and is in decent physical shape. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Gilthur was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Crown-heir. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oblar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 west. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Alexandre was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: Wants a kiss; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 sp. 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 a red shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50000 cp. Canary diamond (2000 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).