Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tattered old clothes. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Vonana was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears professional attire. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect her home; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy cinnamon fur. He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a green scarf. He has a hunchback. His cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Skirt is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Skirt lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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-brother.

History: Chem lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: Merihim speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Merihim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Gardener kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this man prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

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. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He has black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Hamil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Hamil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears professional attire. Her lavender fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.