Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Valanthe lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (70 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Courier. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he usually wears his violet robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1800 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bendoo grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and carries bows. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Kasdeya's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. 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 the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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. Kasdeya fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).