Description: An older woman who prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Hunter who has hired her part-time. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Akta was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the west. Dimble was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bather. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Dimble was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is black and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Puyet's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She takes great joy in being the best Stableman in town.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Recently the stress of being a Stableman has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'0" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Banker. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Thradal was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Darrak was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy white hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. Symma enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Symma took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20 pp.