Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has moderate length white hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Cook has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 cp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Leshanna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Leshanna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents enrolled her in a Cleric school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. Being a Sailor 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: 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 seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a yellow coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small plains village. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of swords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Watson fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'10". She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 31000 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his red fur well, parting it to the right. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson pastel hat.

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

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dark red hair. His eyes are white.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ekemon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 11000 sp. Hematite (8 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of clubs, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Jak is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He found a children's book about a Halfling Bard 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 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: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.