Description: She tends to wear a large red jacket. She carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished shortspear as well. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nedda is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a glaive on his belt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has white fur. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Peter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Fearful. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2100 gp. Jade (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 190 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 10 pp. Rose (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Ahvain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Ahvain was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Simple lock. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her orange fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.