Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Paelias was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. She struck the Bellfounder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears just a green suit. Her hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Masseuse like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 370 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is black and curly. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Verin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Verin is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

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 dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Oriel was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a brown vest and prefers pastel and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Kristryd has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 600 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. With bright chestnut hair. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in the east to a Spy, Shamil learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local farmer

Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Jasper (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.