Description: He wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and grey pants. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Howard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Iolite (60 gp). 2 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is physically well-built. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: A 6'3" northern man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. Gilbert took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up warhammer and armor he uses now. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: He wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. 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 enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barber business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barber. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses like a well dressed Interpreter does. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

Motivation: To be a Roofer again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Heskan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.