Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tanner and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His beige fur is knotted and matted. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Emerald will drive conversation. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Emerald was born with his mother's beautiful face. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and human compassion

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1600 sp. Moss agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a long, black cloak. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Verin grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Verin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has a crush on the local sailor

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Yebe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with her Junk Dealer mother left her crippled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he very much looks the part of a Scribe. His crest is green and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student he started as a Spy, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zanna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp.