Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a white tunic with green highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Layabout father left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Morkral never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she likes to wear grey tank tops with pastel skirt. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Painter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Thorpe never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Barrister born in the past three hundred years. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Blendaeth was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this western man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ashgarn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ashgarn 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 Ashgarn. Being a Detective kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Lilli was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Azurite (12 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1600 sp.