Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is physically well-built. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her fur is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Windy fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

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 frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Junk Dealer does. She is physically well-built. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Junk Dealer. She tends to her Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She wears her yellow fur down. She is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Beast hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 sp. Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Valida enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. A gifted student she started as a Layabout, but she got bored and became a Ruler. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a red and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Harriet was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and carries shields. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Akmen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Akmen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp.