Description: This dark-skinned female wears a blue collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Malquis was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a pastel vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Ronwe was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Scribe kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a great chef.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2100 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a sai on her belt. She wears her rusty crest up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Daar studied abroad. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2900 sp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her youth she was a Sage, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of hammers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 sp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished hammer as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a Ruler, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Sammal was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Sammal's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bookbinder for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a hunchback. She wears her brown hair up. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Herleva was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Herleva decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 pp. Zircon (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.