Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black crest is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 120 gp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Mindartis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in the west to a Masseuse, Mindartis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Mindartis took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up glaive and armor he uses now. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a red and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her black crest is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Arava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Arava lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a yellow coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp. Jasper (30 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has no hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Rosalind was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miner. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miner; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His fur is red and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His silver hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 260 gp.