Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in the west to a Dilettante, Faral learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her purple hair is thinning but still full. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Markosian abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is very fat, and usually wears her black robe and has her club always slung over her shoulder. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears violet trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her first spouse was a Hunter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears just a green suit. His crest is silver and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Barrister, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Barrister they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Butcher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gorbundus lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on her right side, and carries scythes. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vistra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Holy water. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and likes to wear white tank tops with grey skirt. She has wavy golden hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp).