Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Ahvain hails from a village terrorized by giants. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp. Citrine (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Yvonne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in a small plains village. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Ratanák's homeland. Ratanák decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. After a long history of fighting, Ratanák and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Diesa grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.