Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is short and silver. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Apothecary uniform. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. He has worked as a Apothecary like his father before him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. Citrine (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. His copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe and is in decent physical shape. She has shaved her head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Reddlepop was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ugarth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ugarth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears long strands of jet and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Marshal again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and carries sais. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 220 gp.