Description: This southern woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Nikki was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Reynard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 110 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket, and carries greataxes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has copper eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Shifting was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 220 gp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Suhnae was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Locksmith does, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Donella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 290 gp. Sard (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a grey top hat and grey clothes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy red hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Juliana was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 140 gp.