Description: She stands about 4'8" and wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and violet pants. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gray fur is singed and shortened. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Knight profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: White pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her scarlet crest is heavily combed to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 68. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Thava lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 pp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his red hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. Her red crest is still thick. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Zykroff 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. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull red iron scale mail. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Theren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. After a long history of fighting, Theren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Fivin was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a mace on his belt. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rangrim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was a Bather, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp).