Description: He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He is physically well-built. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. After a long history of fighting, Zook and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak, and carries warhammers. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the north to a Dyer, Azza learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: White pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished nunchaku as well. He has wavy black hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a Map Maker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. She is an epitome of beauty. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp.