Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Valanthe hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2300 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the north. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 35000 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: He wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

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

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Bagga never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Server

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. He has a hunchback. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerbo grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Gerbo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Bernard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His hair is white and curly. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Folgûm was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. 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 whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy black crest. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

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 is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.