Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has wavy brown hair. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Engraver job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He takes great joy in being the best Crown-heir in town.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alice studied abroad. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Unemployed 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: Oblar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He tends to his Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull green iron scale mail. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She has green eyes.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman prefers to wear flannel. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This late middle aged man usually wears his green robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder and is in decent physical shape. His silver crest is knotted and matted. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. Srorthen is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Srorthen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her auburn hair is well kept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Lagazi learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.