Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western woman is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tiaathque studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bowyer and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Banker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Merchant. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her crest is cut close to her head. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Gilkass enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a Doctor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Doctor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Koeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Selfish. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and maces. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Aelar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aelar decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.