Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 sp. Tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat, marred by beers. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Thradal was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She has slicked back golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Ielenia was born with her mother's beautiful face. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she's attracted to the pc

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is typically in his Barber uniform. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great joy in being the best Barber in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Qualen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barber responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Quelenna embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Quelenna took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Waywocket hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is greedy; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Hugolina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Koeth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He is physically well-built. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Simon grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40 pp.