Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She usually wears her tan robe and has her shortspear always slung over her shoulder. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. After a long history of fighting, Bimpnottin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mella studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a green collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her dark red hair up. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Makaria was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Makaria was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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, Gomory is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and blue pants and is in decent physical shape. Her crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raiann studied abroad. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has a very tight haircut. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his chestnut hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aerdeth was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Junk Dealer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her blue crest is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Pígug lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).