Description: This dark-skinned female wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her head has been shaved. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She married young, but lost her spouse to brigands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Creega hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Creega was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Creega was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is dressed in an above average manner. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Guardian, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has moderate length black crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Farideh hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a red vest and prefers yellow and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Damien enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Semyaza will drive conversation. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Donella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Flame hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).