Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the west. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ulfgar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This southern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Star rose quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dagger grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dagger. Being a Adventurer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 210 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: Standing 3'5", this man is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: The child of a Jeweler, who enjoyed hunting, Senteq was taken on many hunting expeditions. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Senteq has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries with her a set of shields, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her crest is short and silver. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 10000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing, she is not a threatening figure. She has blue crest. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Biri hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A freak accident while working with her Miller mother left her crippled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, and carries spears. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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 wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.