Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Being a Bather kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 380 gp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears blue trousers with yellow and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born in the west. After coming to the age of reason, Sindri took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her hair is silver and curly. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. Oriel 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. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is cut short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ielenia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Lucan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp. Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: This woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.