Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Kallista abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. After a long history of fighting, Kallista and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her white hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes, and she perpetually has her shield ready. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

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 was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

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. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gardain was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. 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 whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is blonde and curly. She has brown eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, brown cloak. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fragrant grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 230 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.