Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a black and tan robe with the hood down. She wears her chestnut hair down. She has black eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Astaro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: Gynnie was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older woman who wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Alain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Soapmaker business.

History: Born in the south to a Soapmaker, Arannis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants revenge against drow

Flaws: Emotional, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears skinny pants and wears a blue and black robe with the hood down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

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. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A true patriot, Zepar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp.