Description: This late middle aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an entirely green suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His red hair is lengthy. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Merihim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has worked as a Painter like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Sard (80 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Bernard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She wears her white crest up. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 pp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 250 gp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length white crest. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair is still thick. She has blue eyes.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She tends to her Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has red hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, her father struggled to pay the bills. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Sculptor like her father before her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 sp.