Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Alain was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 15000 sp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her white hair down. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her crest is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gesrethe studied abroad. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Dimble was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is auburn and very short. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Junk Dealer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Roger grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He tends to his Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her tied-back hair is brown. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the south. Eldeth was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Miller. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she has a crush on the local carpenter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Moss agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).