Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She carries a battered flail and tarnished halberd as well. She has moderate length dark red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Verin was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Masseuse and was forced into it by her family; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alston studied abroad. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Alston and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jade (130 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Jet (130 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her black hair up. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has worked as a Tanner like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 pp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Arannis was taken on many hunting expeditions. His childhood dream was to be a Knight, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Farmer.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Jet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Gesrethe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Gesrethe was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gesrethe's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.