Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small yellow hat.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Healer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and balancing his hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Anne is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is dressed in an above average manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is still thick. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Gnome Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 15000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears yellow trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and to be a detective again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Odo 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 wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. His hair is brown and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. 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 in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. Being a Map Maker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Smokesticks.