Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Shump is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). 2 Antitoxin.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 Carpenter. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears baggy violet pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and Adelard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Adelard was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He likes to wear yellow tank tops with brown pants. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a violet shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and red pants. Her black hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mella embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She takes great joy in being the best Fortune-teller in town.

History: The child of a Navigator, who enjoyed hunting, Mella was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A freak accident while working with her Apothecary father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Helja fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished dagger as well. She has silver hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Tiaathque alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.