Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Baern will drive conversation. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baern grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He tends to wear a large blue jacket, marred by teas. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Merchant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Kellen liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is still thick. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Snafû speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he usually wears his brown robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 18000 sp. Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear black tank tops with violet skirt, and is pretty ugly. Her brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. She became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 170 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With wild red hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp).