Description: This tall, slender woman very much looks the part of a Carpenter. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a tan collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and carries quarterstaffs. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Immeral alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Baern hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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. He worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Phann liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Phann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor, and carries longbows. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Vani reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arnold grew up listening to his father's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. His crest is copper and very short. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She takes great joy in being the best Baker in town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Ûkshak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Beggar business.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Beggar like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Jade (50 gp). 1 Thunderstones.