Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. Her hair is red and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Silaqui was taken on many hunting expeditions. A freak accident while working with her Mercenary mother left her crippled. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A 6'4" northern man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His white crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'8" southern woman, she is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

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

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His 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 to a Bellfounder, Bertram learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is brown and very short. She has a dull look in her white eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp. Peridot (80 gp).

Description: This western man wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Shamash was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Roofer. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She has a hunchback. Her head has been shaved. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Nella was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Kali lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Courier kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 gp.