Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'11" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Meriele speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Meriele was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. 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. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ovak never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'9". He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His hair is white and curly. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lewis grew up listening to his father's many stories. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 110 gp. Iolite (50 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit men.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Arjhan 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 desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy red hair. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. 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 left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40 pp. White opal (900 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: She wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available she will default to her lance. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Laborer mother left her crippled. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Laborer; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict, Disease. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 22000 sp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bellfounder born in the past three hundred years. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 pp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is content.

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has no hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.