Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Barbena will drive conversation. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 pp. Zircon (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jade (110 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jade (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Jade (110 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: This man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Erdan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her gold crest is singed and shortened. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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 several months after her mother was called into army service. Trail liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Jet (140 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Amber (140 gp). Moss agate (9 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: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is short and dark red. She has silver eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in the south to a Slave Trader, Ishte learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Ishte took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up longsword and armor she uses now. She has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 16000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 18000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 16th 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1100 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.