Description: This light-skinned female wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy silver hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. Valanthe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lidda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents enrolled her in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: An older man who is renowned for his bright green suits and hats, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: Zepar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Zepar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: A 4'9" southern woman, she wears a grey tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is cut short. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Zed was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. After a long history of fighting, Zed and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She sports a flattop crest cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Superior lock.