Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Matilda was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her dark red hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Prosperine was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Avelina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are black.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Qemuel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 390 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Ombul was born the youngest of three triplets. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'9". She has the majority of her body covered in plate, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her beige fur up. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 sp. Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Olgoth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 160 gp.