Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear red tank tops with brown pants. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise 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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Cook, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He has a hunchback. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the north. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Dilettante, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Enidda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears a mask on his face.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Brewer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Gerald abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 150 gp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and pastel tie. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cloak embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Cloak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.