Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vondal embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

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

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This southern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no fur. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 240 pp. Azurite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Baradad studied abroad. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 pp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop crest cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

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

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. His yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Tomi enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Tomi learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tattered old clothes. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She takes great joy in being the best Fletcher in town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Onyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Backpack.