Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (160 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Mara hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She struck the Mercenary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. Sorath 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1100 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She takes great joy in being the best Baker in town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Vonana alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 80 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a black collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xanaphia grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His crest is brass and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp.