Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He keeps his white crest in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Tanner but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Kriv lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 20 gp. Malachite (13 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has slicked back silver hair. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Merla liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Merla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Black star sapphire (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her fur is red and very short. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver crest is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 gp.