Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Herleva studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Herleva never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Guard; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 sp. Azurite (15 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Traki does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Traki was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1300 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Kava was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Kava 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Abalaba reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother 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 has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His red hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. 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: Horhog lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He struck the Locksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Tricking was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Performer. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Godfrey was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Malachite (11 gp).