Description: This tall, slender man wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Roger was born with his father's beautiful face. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Dagger enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Dagger 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 60 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A 2'10" northern man, he dresses like a well dressed Glassblower does. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. The war was a terrible time for him, and Wiggan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Coral (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is chestnut and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 5'7" eastern man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his white hair down. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Xappan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He has gray eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has worked as a Mayor like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp.