Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a white shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and tan pants. She has a hunchback. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Blossom speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Blossom 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 became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His head has been shaved. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'11" and very much looks the part of a Barber. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She struck the Barber job and began her own company from there.

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; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Mordai was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the north. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and to be a glassblower again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 pp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears long strands of sapphire and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bricklayer profession.

History: She was born into a rich family. Meriele was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Beggar. She's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 gp.