Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. His black hair is long and unkept. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Paggen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shipwright; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears just a green suit. His hair is purple and curly. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Therai has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Born to a Brewer, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Helja liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Soapmaker, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, tan shirt, and green tie. He has wavy auburn hair. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy yellow fur. She typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shoemaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 340 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He keeps his dark red hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Paymon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp).