Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Cressel has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Hadwisa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1400 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jet (130 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Orianna grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blue crest is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Ilga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Joker. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear white tank tops with brown skirt. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Arha hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south to a Marshal, Creega learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and blue pants. Her purple hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Wella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Engraver father left her crippled. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp.