Description: This western man tends to wear a large grey jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy black hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp. Azurite (7 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a bow on his belt. His fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His copper eyes are passionate and lively.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Pelt was born the youngest of three triplets. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pelt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished axe as well. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His childhood dream was to be a Actor, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is long and brown with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He got into the Dilettante business at a young age. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 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 is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has wavy red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 350 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a large grey jacket, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is blonde and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is physically well-built. Her hair is short and red. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Fisher first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student she started as a Scribe, but she got bored and became a Fisher. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fisher for hire.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.