Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Mella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 90000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Damakos was born with his father's beautiful face. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. 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 is an epitome of beauty. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gynk was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is typically in his Junk Dealer uniform. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Dimble was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Gnome Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this northern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 35000 sp. Onyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. John enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Brewer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 27000 sp. Hematite (4 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His brown hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.