Description: He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with red slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Miller; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 190 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). 3 Thunderstones. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. 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 curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Brewer. He tends to his Brewer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Hematite (8 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears just a yellow suit. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bowyer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

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. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: Carlin 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. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Gardener, Carlin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has achieved small success as a Gardener.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

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. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Military, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is red and curly. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Akmen embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a Navigator, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Akmen was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).