Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Joan was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4 Holy water.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She wears white trousers with yellow and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has slicked back golden hair. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 79. 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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She got into the Knight business at a young age. 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 Knight. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'10" and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and carries greatswords. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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: Artin was born the youngest of three triplets. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Artin took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greatsword and armor she uses now. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Carrie hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Carrie was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He takes great joy in being the best Priest in town.

History: Chay was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1300 sp.