Description: A 3'1" eastern woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Philomena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 15000 cp. 4 Smokesticks. 4 Smokesticks. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Ogg enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Mûzglob abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he usually wears his brown robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His beige fur is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: He was born in the north. He worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears a green top hat and green clothes. Her crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to be a ploughman again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Citrine (40 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired him part-time. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in the north. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Priest; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dariff embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 4 Acid flasks.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Soapmaker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Mindartis took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up whip and armor he uses now. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 sp.