Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her white crest is unkempt and raggedy. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Cartwright, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: Drifting was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Drifting has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently the stress of being a Cook has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cook and was forced into it by his family; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerard grew up listening to his father's many stories. Gerard abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Lezre speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shepherd but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears professional attire. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears pastel trousers with white and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red fur. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She sports silver long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Artin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. He wears a fancy grey suit. His black hair is still thick. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Priest 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: Seeks redemption; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He wears his brown hair up. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Xappan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp.