Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her club, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Nora and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Tethren was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His beige fur is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, River embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'0". She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She takes great joy in being the best Hunter in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 cp. White pearl (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has no crest. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Blacksmith. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Semyaza fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is well kept. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Hugolina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. Iolite (20 gp).