Description: This woman usually wears her black robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Nija lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cockaby does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Apothecary for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 18000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her black hair down. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

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. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Osco was born with his father's beautiful face. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. He has bronze crest. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Mreksh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Siffress lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This light-skinned male wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.