Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy dark red hair. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barkeep who has hired her part-time. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He is physically well-built. He has wavy chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a Sellsword, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has blue eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Weaver. Being a Weaver 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: Halfling compassion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 cp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Mara speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Mara enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.