Description: A 5'3" northern woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is cut short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Theirastra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 170 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She wears her chestnut hair down. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a glaive on her belt. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Tiaathque was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tiaathque fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his sword, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Raam was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. William 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 sp. Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is red and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Banker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Banker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her sickle, and is pretty ugly. Her crest is brass and very short. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Antrara studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is wearing a long, black cloak, she is not a threatening figure. Her long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1500 gp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears professional attire. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3200 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.