Description: He stands about 6'0" and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black fur has been sun bleached extensively. 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 likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shivering grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, she is not a threatening figure. Her fur is brown and very short. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, violet shirt, and brown tie. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Menny was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Menny's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears black trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is auburn and curly. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 370 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is short and auburn. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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

History: The child of a Seamstress, who enjoyed hunting, Gimble was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 Armorer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Interpreter profession.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Theren was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shipwright. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are white.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Carter father left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Iolite (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.