Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Marigold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. With bright auburn hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Tawna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a green and violet robe with the hood down. His crest is black and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Direcris was born with his father's beautiful face. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is gray and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp).