Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gomory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears her brown hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired her part-time. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Faran 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has red eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sekhmet was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Crown-heir 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: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Mentor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.