Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Caramip hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Caramip alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Silver pearl (50 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bhevek was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Healer. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a healer and was forced into it by her family

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is white and very short. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Myria hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the east. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Myria fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Akta was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Good lock. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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 used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Halander enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halander fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Cook does. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Traulam was born the youngest of three triplets. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Cook, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Rurik was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Doctor and found it very stressful. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).