Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Vicky hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. 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: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Tanner who has hired her part-time. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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: She wants to get laid; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His tied-back hair is white. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

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. When Gimurt reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in the south to a Bowyer, Portia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His tied-back hair is brown. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Conrad enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in an above average manner. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Percival was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp.