Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Vicky was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Vicky abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She is an epitome of beauty. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his gray fur down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Art lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Art fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Sensitive, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1500 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Chaedi's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Chaedi was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Golden pearl (140 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fisher. His rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Hirrathak hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A freak accident while working with his Bather mother left him crippled. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.