Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses like a well dressed Carter does. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the north to a Carter, Mâku learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a tanner again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 48000 sp. Jade (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head and is in decent physical shape. He has auburn hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Paela does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Paela reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Moss agate (6 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Yebe was born with her father's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scythe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports red long hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nikki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and usually wears her black robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her crest is blue and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: Jheri wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Jheri was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She has no hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miller who has hired her part-time. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brass crest is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.