Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 3'2" and wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Altho hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Altho was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears professional attire. His crest is black, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Fax enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 39. 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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her brown fur is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cloak grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is an epitome of beauty. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Lorilla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 4'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has gold crest. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.