Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her brown hair is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She found a children's book about a Elf Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is typically in her Knight uniform. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Knight but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1500 sp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Jade (120 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His silver crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is still thick. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Vani liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Bather; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). 6 Acid flasks.