Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy red hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 sp. Banded agate (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his purple hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She usually wears her tan robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Salanop hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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. Salanop fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Jade (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length red hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

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. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Erdan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 sp.