Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 360 pp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 19000 cp. Azurite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scythe on her belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears her red hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Vistra hails from a village terrorized by giants. Vistra was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vistra decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Amber (90 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ekk's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Ekk was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Ekk and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Stylist, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. She has wavy blue hair. This white eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Stylist. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He wears green trousers with black and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He uses divination through singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 170 gp.