Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her yellow robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. With bright brown hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Elama lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jet (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her dagger. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has a very tight haircut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born into a rich family. When Emen reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is brown and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and he perpetually has his lance ready. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mortician. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. His childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but he was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balimaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears an entirely white suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'10" when asserting himself. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He takes great joy in being the best Crown-heir in town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she usually wears her black robe and has her warhammer always slung over her shoulder. Her silver crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Perra embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Perra was born the youngest of three triplets. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Knight, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright golden hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Helgret was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Helgret's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His black hair is cut short. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.