Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Ridaro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a large black jacket. He wears his silver hair up. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Cressel was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a large black jacket, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Gifted from a young age, Halimath studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is black and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: Bune was born with her father's beautiful face. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 sp.