Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. 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: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Shanairla 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. Shanairla decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: 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; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by beers. He has wavy red hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has no hair. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Sun will drive conversation. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Server work with an outfit from a few towns over. Server work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Server like his mother before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has done her best to style her blue crest to look like a famous performer. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Herbalist. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the west to a Herbalist, Furrele learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 sp. Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'2". She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Roofer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is silver and very short. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. Zircon (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His crest is scarlet and curly. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Direcris was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp.