Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She takes great joy in being the best Tanner in town.

History: Robbie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His fur is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Three is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Three hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears brown trousers with blue and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her red hair is well kept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and tan handkerchief worn on her right side, and she perpetually has her sai ready. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Stacee grew up listening to her father's many stories. A freak accident while working with her Mason father left her crippled. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Juliana hails from a village terrorized by giants. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Juliana has worked very hard to control her curse. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. She has slicked back brown hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a Painter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is typically in his Dyer uniform. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Dyer.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.