Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. He has wavy brass crest. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who usually wears her pastel robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length yellow fur. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Art was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bilga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting brigands, the young Bilga began to lead the lost caravan. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gunnloda was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She wears her white fur down. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, he is not a threatening figure. His blue crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sai on her belt, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is red and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Yurgunn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Fibblestib took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and hand crossbows. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Eberk 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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (130 gp).