Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are black.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her hair is red and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Barbena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a great chef.

History: Kansif was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents enrolled her in a Cleric school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. 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 wants to get laid.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1700 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 20 gp.