Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a green broad hat and green clothes. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are white.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age his father died while driving off some gnolls. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in ceremonial dagger use. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Cairn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Heskan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 sp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is typically in his Herbalist uniform. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Nithther was born with his father's beautiful face. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. After a long history of fighting, Nithther and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Fletcher again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 370 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This malnourished woman wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has shaved her head bald. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).