Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. She wears her white hair up. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Ridaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. She is an epitome of beauty. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now owns her own business.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown fur is long and unkept. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: Seven lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1200 sp. Peridot (40 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'8". He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. He has white hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sellsword who has hired him part-time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Havilar was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Havilar's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Havilar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. He wears his auburn hair up. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Richard grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear flannel. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.