Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her brown fur is singed and shortened. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Drifting was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and doesn't want to be a detective and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He wears a brown vest and prefers blue and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a colorful flower in her orange fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Body Guard. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 Body Guard. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spy born in the past three hundred years. Jelenneth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She tends to her Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hagren embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear brown tank tops with blue pants. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Solomon grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin red vertical stripes and black pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Slave Trader kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Azurite (10 gp).