Description: She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Salanop enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has wavy red hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head, marred by chocolates. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Ida is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Theren's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Theren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is silver and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Phelaia's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Harvest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Harvest and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a great chef.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Ekemon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.