Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anverth grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Zagga 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. Zagga 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. Being a Performer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'0" and wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Interpreter, but she got bored and became a Bellfounder. She struck the Bellfounder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blue crest is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the west to a Guard, Griselda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears professional attire. Her gold crest is smooth and relatively long. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2400 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp.