Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Herbalist who has hired him part-time. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and green tie. She carries a battered lance and tarnished halberd as well. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Virra was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp. Peridot (70 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His blue crest, when down, is lengthy. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp. Peridot (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chem grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. He carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished halberd as well. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Caeldrim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Caeldrim decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caeldrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by beers. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Cumpen was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 370 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a club on his belt. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Borgu will drive conversation. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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. Borgu fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Servant; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears just a brown suit. She sports a flattop fur cut. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her red hair down. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 350 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp).