Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and doesn't want to be a blacksmith and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her fur is yellow and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Elegant wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears just a white suit. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a cartwright and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white crest is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Megren was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Megren decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Now she works as a dancing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is white and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Varis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 190 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She married young, but lost her spouse to goblins. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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. Skamos was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Laborer. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 2'11" southern man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

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. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gormogord lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 sp.