Description: This tall, slender man wears grey trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his chestnut hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Barendd grew up listening to his father's many stories. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A 6'7" northern woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her crest is green and very short. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Miller. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miller.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white fur is still thick. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Left-Handed embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Left-Handed is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Left-Handed grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Antitoxin. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this western woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Katherine hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age her father died while driving off some brigands. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in kukri use. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. He is physically well-built. He has silver hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Skirt learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy lavender fur. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She has a hunchback. Her lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her first spouse was a Servant, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.