Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sword. Her silver hair is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Paymon was born the youngest of three triplets. When Paymon reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has no hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Tawar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has no crest. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple violet robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He bought a quarterstaff and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3100 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he usually wears his white robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Skog enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Skog lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Junk Dealer responsibilities is difficult; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her silver crest. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears an entirely yellow suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gruk was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.