Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is golden and curly. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker red hat.

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: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: This eastern woman wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Server hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This northern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his cinnamon fur down. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 cp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: An older man who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, he is not a threatening figure. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A freak accident while working with his Seamstress father left him crippled. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Oda studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. After months of barely getting by, Oda managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Azurite (6 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His rusty crest is braided into rings. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Gardener.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp.