Description: This woman is very fat, and wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, and carries warhammers. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his 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. He refers to his adoptive father 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: Gifted from a young age, Gomory studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Seamstress, but she got bored and became a Knight. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2200 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 36. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. During his travels, Astar and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Astar discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Astar fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 140 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Whurdred will drive conversation. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of a Junk Dealer, who enjoyed hunting, Whurdred was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Whurdred took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and axes. Her brass crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Farideh will drive conversation. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the west to a Brewer, Farideh learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Brewer soon after.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.