Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white fur is still thick. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. She wears her auburn hair up. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the west to a Animal Trainer, Oolah learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He tends to his Architect job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2600 sp. Moss agate (5 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Cecily was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'4" and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Now she works as a poetry tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Mayor business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After months of barely getting by, Mindartis managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. He wears his white hair down. 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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the south to a Shepherd, Hubert learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Shepherd. Recently the stress of being a Shepherd has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 pp. Amethyst (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a brown suit. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His orange fur is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 gp. Amethyst (150 gp).