Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her head has been shaved. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Masseuse born in the past three hundred years. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Beatrice was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Masseuse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

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. A freak accident while working with her Fortune-teller mother left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1600 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 sp. Aquamarine (700 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Elysande lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Jade (160 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull violet iron scale mail. Her bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Antitoxin.