Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Katherine will drive conversation. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp. Jet (90 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

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

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with tan pants, and he perpetually has his hand crossbow ready. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Justin took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Justin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a hunchback. His hair is black and curly. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Solomon has worked very hard to control his curse. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to protect his home

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.