Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Arnold embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, marred by teas. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Dondon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue trousers with pastel and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Banker business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Nutae never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 120 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears white trousers with black and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears brown trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has wavy gray fur. His copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Shadow and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'2" and tends to wear a large red jacket. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Joser grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, and is pretty ugly. She has styled her gold crest well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gesrethe grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.