Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Navigator, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Liftrasa was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Server.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His blue hair is greasy and uncared for. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with red slacks. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished longsword as well. She wears her brass crest up. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born into a rich family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Server, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this southern man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a shield on his belt. His head has been shaved. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small grey hat.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Justin was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Justin's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Justin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Azaki was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Azaki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Azaki decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.