Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a colorful flower in his white crest. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His auburn hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 260 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: An older woman who sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. With bright red hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Callie was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Being a Masseuse kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 18000 sp.

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 usually wears his tan robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Nutae lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a stableman and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his dark red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Qemuel embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She has worked as a Body Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has wavy chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Eloise lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Crowbar. 1 Silk rope.