Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tan coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She has wavy blonde hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His hair is golden and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears black trousers with pastel and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Shax is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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's repulsed by the PC; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: An older man who wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 90 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). White pearl (130 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'4". She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Reeza studied abroad. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His purple hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Akmen 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 Akmen. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 15000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a red tunic with white highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. Zircon (70 gp).