Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a sai on her belt. She wears her silver hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Juliana learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Juliana was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, black shirt, and grey tie. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and bastard swords. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Donella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Coral (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her bronze crest up. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Blendaeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is wearing a long, violet cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: Symma was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 cp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 became a Healer soon after.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing, and carries greatswords. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Koeth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. At a young age his mother died while driving off some giants. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in greatsword use. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: An older man who wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, he is not a threatening figure. His brass crest is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mugrunden was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Mugrunden has worked very hard to control his curse. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.