Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Ahinar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Junk Dealer. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Junk Dealer business.

History: Spear hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She tends to her Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Yevelda took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up crossbow and armor she uses now. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Bardryn's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She takes great joy in being the best Sailor in town.

History: Bardryn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Bardryn reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He found a children's book about a Elf Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has wavy scarlet crest. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Biri took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up nunchaku and armor she uses now. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is short and white. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Valanthe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Canary diamond (5000 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Jasper (20 gp).