Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, tan shirt, and yellow tie. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 42. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Synthrin was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Synthrin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Synthrin. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner, and carries warhammers. She has shaved her head bald. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear flannel. Her rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Daar hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Daar was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright auburn hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Myev was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Myev's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He wears his white hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He uses divination through singing.

History: Thorpe hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thorpe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 70 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp).