Description: This man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has no hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. She wears her red fur up. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of sapphire and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is silver and curly. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. His white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Rimmon hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He's also a talented Architect, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aramil was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a violet feather.

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. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Theren was born with his father's beautiful face. Theren liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 390 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Aline was born with her mother's beautiful face. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and green handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Ploughman. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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 athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 sp.