Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. He has worked as a Blacksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Joser was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and kukris. His crest is cut close to his head. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

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. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. With bright blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Marastyr enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the 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. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a green top hat and green clothes. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ploughman business.

History: He got into the Ploughman business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her gold crest down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Wymar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Wymar was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Wymar took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His brown hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Foxilon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Foxilon was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His crest is bronze and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Ghesh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp.