Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His red crest has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. At a young age his mother died while driving off some gnolls. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in dagger use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear green tank tops with black pants. He has moderate length red crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a blue vest and prefers brown and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Eiravel took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Puyet lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He uses divination through singing.

History: Dreali hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rohesia grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Trym will drive conversation. Trym enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Sage. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his golden hair down. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a Sage soon after.

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

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp.