Description: An older man who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, he is not a threatening figure. His bronze crest is thinning but still full. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Mehen was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Bricklayer mother left him crippled. 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 get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black hair is well kept. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Valanthe liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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. Valanthe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 33. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He got into the Ploughman business at a young age. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has worked as a Ploughman like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tan trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His tied-back hair is black. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He bought a rapier and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She wears dull white sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Huru was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Huru and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: 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; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 86. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. After coming to the age of reason, Modean took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears her red hair down. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Herleva studied abroad. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 gp. Hematite (15 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

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. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heather grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heather. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 3 Smokesticks.