Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green top hat and green clothes, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Assassin but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Gardener. She has achieved small success as a Gardener.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Azurite (9 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white crest is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Farideh has worked very hard to control her curse. 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. Farideh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Holy water.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is a Roofer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the west to a Roofer, Sybil learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: Gifted from a young age, Naeris studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 pp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Roofer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).