Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Avice alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, John took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, John and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sellsword. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sellsword for hire.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Skak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.