Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Tethren wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Tethren studied abroad. He 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. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and is pretty ugly. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Masseuse but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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: Born in the south to a Junk Dealer, Valanthe learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ribbles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired her part-time. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His red crest, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp).