Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a black shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and tan pants. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears an eyepatch.

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 will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thava studied abroad. Through the years after Thava was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Thava's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Thava and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Armorer; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Symma enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear flannel, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hugh embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. Hugh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Hugh was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears professional attire. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Actor. She has worked as a Actor like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 3'8" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: The child of a Carpenter, who enjoyed hunting, Sapply was taken on many hunting expeditions. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She has wavy brown hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Arara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp.