Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'11" and has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'7" western woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair is still thick. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Maiathah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 9000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bowyer. His white hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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: Thorpe was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He tends to his Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Hematite (7 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). White pearl (110 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Jet (110 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Azurite (10 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.