Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the right. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and a strong sense of loyalty to tabaxi people

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fistula fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is brown and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2700 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has moderate length black hair. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She tends to her Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.