Description: He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. Her lavender fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His copper crest is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. Vrondiss 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. Vrondiss decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. Being a Unemployed kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Hematite (12 gp).

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses like a well dressed Interpreter does. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fancy violet suit and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Raer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (100 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fletcher who has hired him part-time. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miller. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp).