Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His hair is brown and curly. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Crampernap hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Crampernap enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Crampernap alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cartwright.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a brown coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head, marred by chocolates. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Fabien was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Fabien decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she usually wears her tan robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Claira is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Claira is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Barkeep, but he got bored and became a Baker. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 sp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely brown suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alex was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.