Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Butcher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Mardred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She has moderate length golden hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She struck the Bricklayer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Grai was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. He wears his golden hair down. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bellfounder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raer grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 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.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her lavender fur is heavily combed to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Flame enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 sp. White pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He 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. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished greataxe as well. He keeps his copper crest in a pixie cut. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This northern man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the north. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has wavy black hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. The war was a terrible time for him, and Barendd does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Barendd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Miller again; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When Eiravel reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.