Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A true patriot, Aerdeth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Through the years after Shadow was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shadow's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and many gnolls want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He is a Shepherd first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Farmer mother left him crippled. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: She got into the Server business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but she was a colossal failure. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He has brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Raymond and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Locksmith; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His hair is white and curly. He has green eyes.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Kody is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her white hair is knotted and matted. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 sp.