Description: This younger middle-aged man wears long strands of topaz and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dull red sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He has the majority of his body covered in plate, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Erevan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Sariel has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 gp. Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Ghesh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. With wild auburn hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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 balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 260 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has dyed her greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 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: River was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. River was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. River decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has worked as a Hunter like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.