Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Ea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ea alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a great chef.

History: Gimble was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gimble never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. His red hair is thinning but still full. He has red eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Morthos was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Cloud was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 150 pp. Red garnet (60 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Umpen embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He takes great joy in being the best Map Maker in town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. He became a Map Maker soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and yellow pants. Her white crest, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Doudra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. 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 to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her tied-back hair is golden. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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: She was raised in a desert tribe. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2100 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 3 Smokesticks. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished glaive as well. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his white fur in a pixie cut. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Tricking speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp.