Description: This northern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'8" when asserting herself. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30000 cp. Amethyst (140 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his hand crossbow. He has a hunchback. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a Actor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 11000 cp. Fire opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Frouse is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

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 Sage, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tanner and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She sports golden long hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She takes great joy in being the best Assassin in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She tends to her Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.