Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Fistula was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a white and black robe with the hood down. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Stannor is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 41000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. 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 unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 110 gp. Rose (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Peren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. After a long history of fighting, Peren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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

History: Born to a Shipwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Fax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. One day when Uthûg was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Uthûg was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. A true patriot, Markosian would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Markosian was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her copper crest is greasy and uncared for. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp.