Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 pp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Nedda took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up shortspear and armor she uses now. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is typically in her Assassin uniform. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She got into the Assassin business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kipper embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Kipper is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Kipper was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Banker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 230 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.