Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Barber first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older man who wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, he is not a threatening figure. His brown fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are yellow and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 250 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this southern woman wears a grey tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of a Interpreter, who enjoyed hunting, Vistra was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 190 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Actor does. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blue hair is knotted and matted. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 17. 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. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has achieved small success as a Actor.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 90 gp. Iolite (30 gp).

Description: Standing 4'3", this woman wears long strands of sapphire and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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: Therlin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Therlin reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has wavy gold crest. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is a Priest first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mella grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Efferil grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Efferil. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 pp.