Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Barrister born in the past three hundred years. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. After a long history of fighting, Gildmak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He has wavy red hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. The war was a terrible time for him, and Himo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Himo was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Himo was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her orange fur is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

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. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp. Malachite (5 gp). Rose (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her copper crest. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Performer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Assassin father left her crippled. After a long history of fighting, Burana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Gerald 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. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gerald never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: In love, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 sp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 350 gp.