Description: This eastern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bhevek grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Bhevek abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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's looking for his big break; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp. Banded agate (10 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Brewer mother left him crippled. 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 to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Seraphina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 pp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Nogu enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His hair is silver and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Balam and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. The war was a terrible time for her, and Anakis does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'6" northern woman, she typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. With bright brown hair. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Spyglass.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Horza is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He has worked as a Scribe like his father before him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.