Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Andraste lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2300 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 5'1" western woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. She wears her brown fur up. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 13000 cp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Baker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Red spinel (50 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 gp.