Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She tends to her Roofer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His hair is blue and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: 4'4" and muscular, this southern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Fallond hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Fallond was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. He has no fur. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Ronobe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, yellow shirt, and tan tie. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).