Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ûshgol was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Lagazi was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Eida's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. Her hair is golden and very short. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Dee does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and kukris. She wears a colorful flower in her white fur. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a Interpreter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Gunnloda has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her fur is brown and curly. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp).