Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Coral (100 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and red handkerchief worn on her left side. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Nyx lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Miner, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Family, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'4" eastern woman, she wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword. Her crest is scarlet and very short. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Farideh will drive conversation. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a flail on his belt, and he perpetually has his flail ready. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Veit enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He 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, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 17000 sp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple black robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Bella was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, 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 Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 44000 sp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered white stockings, he is not a threatening figure. He has brown fur. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Left-Handed's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 280 gp.