Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tan trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. Her white fur is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Pelt was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pelt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a simple white robe with green stripes complete with hood, marred by sweets. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Ivellios is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.