Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is chestnut and curly. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A freak accident while working with his Glassblower mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a blue collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Rolen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Ruler and found it very stressful. 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 a bit of a kleptomaniac; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her gold crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Tatyan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is physically well-built. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Caelynn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Caelynn. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Ronobe was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She is physically well-built. She has done her best to style her copper crest to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

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

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is physically well-built. She keeps her copper crest in a flapper bob. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Burana was born with her father's beautiful face. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is greedy; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 200 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.