Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her mother's many stories. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Valanthe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His dark red hair is braided into rings. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Balam lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'9". She wears a red shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Balifra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Balifra was born with her father's beautiful face. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Balifra has worked very hard to control her curse. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest is red, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Azurite (13 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He 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; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Good lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his auburn hair up. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

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

Flaws: Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 sp.