Description: He is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Hunter, who enjoyed hunting, Arara was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: She was raised in a island tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her left side and is in decent physical shape. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She uses divination through singing.

History: Mishann was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dull yellow sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the north. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has wavy white hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Pennie is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Pennie liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Mara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Mara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and balancing her hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a green and blue robe with the hood down. She carries a battered axe and tarnished nunchaku as well. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Mijira hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She bought a nunchaku and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Blue quartz (4 gp).