Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports brown long hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Fistula is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Hedonist. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Frouse was born with his mother's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bowyer business.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ella has worked very hard to control her curse. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is content

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

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 dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is short and brown. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a grey top hat and grey clothes. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barkeep born in the past three hundred years. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Gimgen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This man wears a black vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his brown hair up. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp. Malachite (6 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'7" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Painter business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp.