Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the west. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is golden and curly. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Alain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Alain abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. After a long history of fighting, Leshanna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and white tie. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. Her brown hair is well kept. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's in love; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Chay was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, violet shirt, and brown tie. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Family, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp).