Description: An older woman who wears a black feathered hat and black clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Tawar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple white robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the east. Halander was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Courier. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Healer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Joan was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Knight, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear tan tank tops with brown skirt. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Tenena hails from a village terrorized by giants. She worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries a battered trident and tarnished kukri as well. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Beloril lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beloril fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Dimble hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Beggar. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1800 sp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He usually wears his yellow robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.