Description: 5'7" and muscular, this western woman wears a simple green robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is golden and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Ahvain's homeland. Ahvain decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

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. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Engong was born with her father's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, In love, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His tied-back hair is silver. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'6". She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Mary was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She is content; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Tarak reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. Her brown fur is heavily combed to the right. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. 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 drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Azurite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.