Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Broce is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Fire opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is cut short. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ghâm isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Ghâm was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Pandjed enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp. Peridot (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: She usually wears her black robe and has her crossbow always slung over her shoulder. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished crossbow as well. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. 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: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her hair is red and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A freak accident while working with her Armorer father left her crippled. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Giselle was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 gp.