Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: In love, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp).

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. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Faral enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Ruler, Faral learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'7" and dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has wavy beige fur. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has worked as a Sage like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 6'10" eastern man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in a small island village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. A true patriot, Kildrak would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kildrak grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is golden and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Lance was born with his father's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop fur cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Shax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.