Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Mardred is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Mardred liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 270 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Damakos is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Hunter mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Bernard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He has achieved small success as a Mayor.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 380 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His fur is brown and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Fragrant was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Amber (140 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Scribe does. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the west to a Scribe, Quillathe learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Scribe job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 350 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bounty Hunter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her black hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this southern woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and 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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 sp. Citrine (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 6 Acid flasks. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Holy water.

Description: This tall, slender woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Ronwe was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp).