Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her fur is yellow, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Bookbinder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Smoking learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Cecily enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp. Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: This man wears a black shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his green crest up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. His orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 11000 sp. Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his red hair up. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a large tan jacket, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rimmon grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished flail as well. His gold crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Nykkan was born the youngest of three triplets. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nykkan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stableman they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Weaver, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.