Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and quarterstaffs. His black hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Raam has worked very hard to control his curse. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Coral (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her hair is white and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She found a children's book about a Gnome Monk 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 dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a Shoemaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker red hat.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a Roofer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Red spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her rusty crest down. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Harann enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and greataxes. She wears her brown fur up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Pijjirik enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pennie embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pennie grew up listening to her father's many stories. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Theodoric was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.