Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Ownka is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Ivellios was born with his mother's beautiful face. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jasper (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. 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.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. He tends to his Marshal job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a black suit. He has golden hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Yurk's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. After a long history of fighting, Yurk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and black tie, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Kali was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1600 sp. Jade (160 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She very much looks the part of a Layabout. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has worked as a Layabout like her father before her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Coral (40 gp).