Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Abalaba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 310 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spy born in the past three hundred years. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vepar will drive conversation. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Vepar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60000 cp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).