Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with black slacks. He keeps his white fur in a pixie cut. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the north to a Ploughman, Silent learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

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

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Finellen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Military, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Junk Dealer profession.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Aura learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She tends to her Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'10". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her black hair is still thick. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her first spouse was a Brewer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Being a Knight kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

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. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Hamil has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad tan hat.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Theren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Shanairla is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Neega was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, 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 Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).