Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has dark red hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Akta has worked very hard to control her curse. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he likes to wear grey tank tops with brown pants. He wears his chestnut hair down. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Healer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a pastel collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a red tunic with white highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. With wild golden 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: 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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. She became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 220 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has slicked back brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A true patriot, Ridaro would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 230 pp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp).