Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With wild chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Avice studied abroad. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a laborer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has moderate length white crest. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Shamash speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fonkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears an entirely red suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Willow lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. He has rusty crest. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His auburn hair is still thick. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Kilvar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Architect they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Seamstress, and he later adopted a second daughter.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has brown eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She wears her brown hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her tied-back hair is black. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Millicent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.