Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beatrice fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Kallista began to lead the lost caravan. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 280 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and quarterstaffs. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thoradin embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thoradin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thoradin. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her broad green hat.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the north to a Mayor, Rezena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Guard, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on her torso, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Andraste grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Andraste. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.