Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy red pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Paymon was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Marbas 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. Her red crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Body Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but she was a colossal failure. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 70 gp.