Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her black hair is knotted and matted. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a Dilettante first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Akta enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white fur is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Azurite (10 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Erevan was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a Detective, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Shautha alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His brass crest is thinning but still full. He wears an eyepatch.

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

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Vepar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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 born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a pastel tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has dyed her greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She has a hunchback. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 pp. White pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.