Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Therlin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is singed and shortened. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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. Hobart enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Military, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Eldon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'1". He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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. Orsik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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 west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. Her hazel 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 is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Lilli was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Lilli's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raer studied abroad. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 360 gp.