Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Boddynock grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Boddynock. Being a Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp. Onyx (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Burgell enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, marred by sweets. Her hair is blonde and curly. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1500 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Sariel took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Marbas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Bather mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tordek embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Tordek was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 sp. 4 Holy water.