Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She has shaved her head bald. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Impulsive, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Verin lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a green costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has moderate length brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A true patriot, Zephan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Zephan has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 43000 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Beggar but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Beggar. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.