Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Barkeep, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with violet highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in the west to a Bather, Nalaed learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Nalaed took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Pog was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver pearl (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black small hat and black clothes. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Gnarsh's homeland. Gnarsh decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 12000 cp. Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: Merihim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Merihim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 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 comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has purple hair. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east to a Tanner, Rieta learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Recently the stress of being a Tanner has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her crest is copper and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

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. After coming to the age of reason, Perra took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp.