Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the south. Her childhood dream was to be a Architect, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 250 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Alex was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has a crush on the local detective

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white fur is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Weaver. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Weaver like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 390 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her red crest is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. After a long history of fighting, Hethress and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (30 gp).

Description: A 4'10" eastern woman, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Ekk lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports golden long hair. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is content; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jet (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is his passion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp.