Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. With bright blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Andraste is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Manea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Weaver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Birel was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Balancing her hectic life and new Fisher responsibilities is difficult; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is silver and curly. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Osco studied abroad. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His beige fur is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.