Description: This woman is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her golden hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished sai as well. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 sp. Azurite (15 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is still thick. His black eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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. Mormo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Slave, In love, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 210 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has wavy silver hair. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He is dressed in an above average manner, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. His tied-back hair is black. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1300 sp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and she perpetually has her longbow ready. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Five was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Gardener. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a white vest and prefers green and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Layabout. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To be a Navigator again.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.