Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Shautha reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 160 pp. White pearl (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on his torso, marred by teas. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has bronze crest. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 210 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of a Layabout, who enjoyed hunting, Don was taken on many hunting expeditions. Don liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with red slacks. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Thea was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a colorful flower in her bronze crest. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Rezena was taken on many hunting expeditions. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: Pacifist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.