Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His black hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Jarsali lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Marshal. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 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. She has slicked back red hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 290 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has moderate length red fur. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Az-Rans was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1600 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 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 (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he usually wears his green robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. His brass crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tarhun studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has worked as a Barber like his father before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a large grey jacket and is in decent physical shape. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cecily does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Detective. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp.