Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her black hair down. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Valida isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Servant, her father struggled to pay the bills. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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 feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the west to a Knight, Shadow learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Jet (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears dull red sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Verna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to raise her children well

Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears skinny pants and wears a violet and brown robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are amber.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears long strands of aquamarine and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Pikar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Pikar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She has wavy silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Leshanna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Chrysoprase (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.