Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She got into the Apothecary business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Servant soon after.

Motivation: He's in love; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 34000 sp. Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Katherine studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Osco lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ploughman. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Peren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, In love, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and he perpetually has his mace ready. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. 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. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. 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. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His white hair is lengthy. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern woman has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Yebe hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.