Description: This man is very fat, and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Tûgog was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Tûgog was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Tûgog's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Tûgog and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nalaed embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. After coming to the age of reason, Nalaed took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nalaed never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. She sports brown long hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nedda's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Nedda abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With bright golden hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Bolhild was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a pastel shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired her part-time. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1300 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is an epitome of beauty. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sybil was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large pastel jacket, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Ogthrak learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and many giants want him driven away

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This western woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She struck the Navigator job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

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

Possessions: 300 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp).