Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Mastema was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mastema fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her ears are large.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and blue tie. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 sp. Hematite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp).