Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Tawna wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Tawna was taken on many hunting expeditions. Tawna 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stableman they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and beady.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Marshal but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Rose (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Jet (100 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Alice speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Alice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Arnold is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 west.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Barkeep does. He is physically well-built. His cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp. Jasper (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Barendd isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. A true patriot, Himo would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Stylist.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.