Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and brown pants. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this western woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has gray eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ootah's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Srorthen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat, and she perpetually has her shortspear ready. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Emmeline was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Emmeline's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Dabbledob speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His hair is black and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Gynk was born with her mother's beautiful face. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Tûgog hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.