Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. A true patriot, Malquis would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Malquis was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Spy, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a Actor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the south to a Merchant, Oblar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his black hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Citrine (40 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He carries a battered club and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Qualen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mason arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 290 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This northern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has purple hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 380 gp.