Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her longbow. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Vorka was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vorka decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a yellow collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She wears her white crest up. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her brown robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 cp.