Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Riswynn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azza fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nora lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Performer. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Performer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and tan pants. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Bather, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Shortens vowels

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

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, and she perpetually has her warhammer ready. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Unvera hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 Cartwright. She struck the Cartwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his white hair up. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Tethren was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Tethren's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in an above average manner. She sports auburn long hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Tawna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 350 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 gp.