Description: This western woman wears tattered old clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (9 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rolf grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a tan vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.