Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her hair is white and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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 feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Eldon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bernard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Mentor, Job, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'4" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Thorpe was taken on many hunting expeditions. His childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears red trousers with tan and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her chestnut hair down. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She stands about 3'3" and wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Hunter mother left her crippled. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Architect but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: This man wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sickle, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Tharivol enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Tharivol was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 north. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (80 gp). 1 Silk rope.