Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Conrad was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This western woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy orange fur. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Edge is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Edge was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 180 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Jet (150 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. With bright golden hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Diesa embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Backpack.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His golden hair is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her tied-back hair is golden. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His purple hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (80 gp).