Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Odorr was born with his father's beautiful face. He worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has moderate length silver crest. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Sethrekar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sethrekar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Slave, Military, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Balimaar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Balimaar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: A 5'6" western man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to protect his home

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Banded agate (14 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. Her hair is short and golden. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 son.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a great chef.

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. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 260 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. His white hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Morkral enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Avice hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.