Description: A 3'2" southern man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Wobbles was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a pastel vest and prefers black and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down and is in decent physical shape. Her long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Shivering enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in a small desert village. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Donella was born the youngest of three triplets. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She is physically well-built. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Tailor, Mella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pelt embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Stylist does. She has slicked back red hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Caramip was born the youngest of three triplets. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Cynical, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Neega speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Ortegar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her right side, and her gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Carlin was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Carlin decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; 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: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp.