Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'4" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has slicked back golden hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a Dyer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

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

Possessions: 110 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, brown cloak. His orange fur is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Marshal first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has violet eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

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. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Hadwisa was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. After a long history of fighting, Hadwisa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is portly but not overly obese. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Baker

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

Possessions: 80 pp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.