Description: This late middle aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: This tall, slender woman usually wears her white robe and has her crossbow always slung over her shoulder. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This malnourished man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has red hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Astaro was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Unemployed. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and prefers to wear flannel. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a fancy blue dress. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her tan robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Andraste's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.