Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is well kept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Tomph was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'9" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Yurk was born with his father's beautiful face. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is a Ruler first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Qemuel is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'9" and wears just a violet suit. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Althaea has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Mundane, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has moderate length silver hair. He has gray eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Balimaar was taken on many hunting expeditions. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Nature, In love, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Duergath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He became a Dilettante soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Jasper (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 takes great joy in being the best Apothecary in town.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His yellow fur is lengthy. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.