Description: He stands about 6'1" and has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length gold crest. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Moss agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amber (160 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Kasdeya wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Beggar, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to be a beggar again

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A freak accident while working with his Beggar mother left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Obsidian (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'11", this man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his white fur down. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 240 pp. Banded agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her crest is short and bronze. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jheri embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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 she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He takes great joy in being the best Stableman in town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, black shirt, and blue tie. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the north. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has a hunchback. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 sp. White pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her white crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Zykroff was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zykroff grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zykroff. She tends to her Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and 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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.