Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Balifra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings, and he perpetually has his spear ready. He has wavy blonde hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is cut short. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Ogbur was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ogbur was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Map Maker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his orange fur up. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emerald grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

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

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with white slacks. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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: She was born in the north. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He has silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a Healer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 sp. Peridot (80 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is portly but not overly obese. His tied-back hair is brown. 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 believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Gruk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.