Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Priest work with an outfit from a few towns over. Priest work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

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

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Naeris is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

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

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 44000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this western woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Locksmith. She has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 pp.