Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Althaea never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is white and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Siffress 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 retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Sailor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Zook speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Zook is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He has worked as a Shoemaker like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Azurite (12 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.