Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her gold crest is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Blendaeth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 pp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has a very tight haircut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Paelias was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Paelias decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 110 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. She has copper eyes and a pastel hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Rieta enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age her father died while driving off some giants. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in ceremonial dagger use. 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: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a lance. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Nyx took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up lance and armor she uses now. After a long history of fighting, Nyx and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Spice Merchant; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he usually wears his grey robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 cp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west to a Scribe, Heskan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 sp.