Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Animal Trainer who has hired her part-time. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a Scribe, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. His brown hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1900 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Coral (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. After coming to the age of reason, Merihim took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Merihim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She usually wears her white robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. To his fellows he 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: He was born in a small forest village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished pickaxe as well. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Weaver profession.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Navigator.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He has a hunchback. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Erevan will drive conversation. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Erevan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp).