Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. His head has been shaved. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His silver hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. After a long history of fighting, Guy and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: This man is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brass crest is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Quilla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Symma fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.