Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has no fur. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A freak accident while working with his Architect mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dagger fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This western woman tends to wear a large violet jacket. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy white hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Mara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rose (30 gp).