Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her gold crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Farideh grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Farideh. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Lavinia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. After a long history of fighting, Lavinia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his glaive with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His hair is brown and curly. He has brown eyes and a violet hat with a black feather.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Simon was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shoemaker. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp.