Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern man wears a violet tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her white crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She has red eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is portly but not overly obese. She has no fur. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Tiaathque hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and black handkerchief worn on his left side, marred by teas. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a great chef.

History: Roland was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he usually wears his red robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shipwright business.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Howard took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She stands about 5'0" and wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has no hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 gp.