Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Harbek will drive conversation. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. Sard (80 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a green top hat and green clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is gold and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nuthra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Murgen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to settle down with her crush

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her hair is black and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. Her cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Ploughman business.

History: She was born in the east. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, 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 left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has blue hair. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Zephan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Xappan's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

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 was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.