Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bookbinder. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 has worked as a Bookbinder like her father before her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: An older woman who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., she is not a threatening figure. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sarah lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is an epitome of beauty. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Cora lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries longbows. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 3 Thunderstones. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Torinn studied abroad. A freak accident while working with his Apothecary father left him crippled. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her rusty crest. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp).