Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Ruler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Sailor mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Farideh will drive conversation. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 pp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy grey dress. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is short and red. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thiala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He usually wears his tan robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Himo is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is content; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.