Description: An older woman who wears a worn and beaten armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She has brown eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Vadania was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Susannah managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Moss agate (10 gp).

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 is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a blue coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Meena hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shipwright. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 210 pp.