Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her hair is short and silver. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She likes to wear green tank tops with tan skirt. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

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. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears her red hair up. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She takes great joy in being the best Knight in town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Carpenter father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Unemployed profession.

History: The child of a Unemployed, who enjoyed hunting, Everard was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zepar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull violet iron scale mail. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Bardryn was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.