Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on his torso, marred by teas. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on her right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'0" when asserting herself. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has wavy blonde hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ielenia 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Hlin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. She keeps her long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Synthrin was born with her father's beautiful face. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Synthrin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her brown hair up. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kithri studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. After a long history of fighting, Kithri and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 24000 cp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Backpack. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green small hat and green clothes. Her long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.