Description: A 4'10" western man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Caeldrim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dull white sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Akoth was born with his mother's beautiful face. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Zircon (40 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Sard (40 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 pastel collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Nimble speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Black opal (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a green coat with violet slacks. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Server and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Amber (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His tied-back hair is auburn. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Karash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Tanner, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is greedy; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a pastel scarf. With bright auburn hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Baelitae enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon 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. Rosalind took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. With bright black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the west to a Apothecary, Eloise learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She tends to her Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 190 gp.