Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tattered old clothes. Her cinnamon fur is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Tree speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Smokesticks. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a violet vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Ridaro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears baggy red pantaloons and a black scarf. He carries with him a set of kukris on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Jak was born the youngest of three triplets. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'2" and prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Luthra was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1300 gp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear green tank tops with white pants. His bronze crest is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.