Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it and is in decent physical shape. His scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'0" and wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Unemployed; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sculptor who has hired her part-time. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Philomena lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". She wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Sannl hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Emerald (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple tan robe with grey stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Tenena 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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

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

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Shamash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Ghash is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Architect father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 pp. Obsidian (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Nature, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Average lock.