Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 cp. Banded agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her hair is golden and very short. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Junk Dealer responsibilities is difficult; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 43000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Falkrunn will drive conversation. A true patriot, Falkrunn would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Warlock who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Soapmaker profession.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Gerald was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Bilga liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

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

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she usually wears her white robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Sutha hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and she perpetually has her greatsword ready. Her hair is black and very short. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Mara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Forgetful, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.