Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, pastel shirt, and green tie. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Now she works as a writing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is brown and very short. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'1" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Bardryn was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Hunter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Oloric lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Oloric was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Assassin, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. His brass crest is matted, messy, and big. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Salasar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her hair is silver and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears baggy tan pantaloons and a red scarf. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries a battered falchion and tarnished warhammer as well. She sports white long hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has worked as a Animal Trainer like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is red and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Himo's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Himo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He found a children's book about a Elf 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 has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.