Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She sports brown long hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and balancing her hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Shepherd first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sybil studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This eastern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With bright silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Nora 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 260 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Carrie enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Carrie was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears bulky green painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver crest is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a white shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and brown pants. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Ar-Beka enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern woman wears a simple tan robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ranala will drive conversation. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Ranala was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 220 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is red and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ahvain embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her white eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lerissa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 10 pp.