Description: An older man who is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his orange fur down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Right-Handed was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 sp. Zircon (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black crest is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Direcris was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: She wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Arha took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up dagger and armor she uses now. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a fancy tan dress. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings and is in decent physical shape. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Murgen was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a yellow shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Naal was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Naal took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up halberd and armor he uses now. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Paela was born the youngest of three triplets. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp).