Description: 3'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Alvyn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Alvyn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Slave Trader. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, she is not a threatening figure. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A gifted student she started as a Mercenary, but she got bored and became a Assassin. She tends to her Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

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. While he appears to be a normal Elf, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she very much looks the part of a Courier. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: To be a Tailor again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Erky was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Bilga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

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

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He got into the Mayor business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 sp.