Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Alain liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 cp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has wavy black hair. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 40. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Animal Trainer business.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and violet pants, and carries daggers. He sports a flattop crest cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Heskan has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. After a long history of fighting, Caramip and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His crest is short and blue. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barber arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She has brown eyes and a violet hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is a Performer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Balam was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Balam decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3 Acid flasks.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red crest is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Sora speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Butcher uniform. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bertram embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 cp. Coral (110 gp).