Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With wild auburn hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest is rusty and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ghesh has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful, Disease, Depressed. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hubert embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp. Jasper (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His blue hair is braided into rings. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Melech was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Coral (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has green eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has worked as a Bounty Hunter like her father before her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Silver pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has wavy blonde hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Isabella was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 14000 cp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy gray fur. She wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a hunchback. Her gray fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Flame took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. Recently the stress of being a Carpenter has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple black robe with green stripes complete with hood. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1100 gp.