Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Butcher does, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair is well kept. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merla grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white crest. She is wearing a long, black cloak. She has a hunchback. Her crest is white and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is cut close to her head. This white eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: Eggren hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 6000 sp. Coral (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, white cloak. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cora studied abroad. Her first spouse was a Apothecary, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Aquamarine (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She stands about 3'0" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, blue shirt, and pastel tie. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Virra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 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. She carries a battered longsword and tarnished flail as well. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.