Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair is brown and curly. His black eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Ekemon enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 900 pp. Azurite (12 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Baern fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is typically in his Shoemaker uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length yellow fur. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Shifting is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Shoemaker. He has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: To be a Miller again.

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 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: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her fur is red and curly. Her eyes are yellow and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1700 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Kâka was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is content

Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She sports chestnut long hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Millicent was born with her father's beautiful face. Her childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 17000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp).