Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Nikki is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nikki lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and doesn't want to be a herbalist and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shane grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Nadarr is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is typically in her Sailor uniform. Her black hair is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Salanop was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student she started as a Weaver, but she got bored and became a Sailor. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by teas. He has golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses like a well dressed Butcher does. Her black hair is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Seere isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears tattered old clothes. She has wavy golden hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

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

Possessions: 40 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His fur is white and curly. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.