Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Helen was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Andraste's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Painter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Jezean enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Baker. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the east to a Baker, Ruloth learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Apothecary, but she got bored and became a Baker. She's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are violet and beady.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. After coming to the age of reason, Ellyjoybell took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease, Depressed. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her white hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Cumpen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Lucan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Lucan hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Lucan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Lucan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the west to a Butcher, Donella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fancy green dress. She has wavy blue crest. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the west to a Bather, Thava learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).