Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her white hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His red hair is singed and shortened. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the north. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Wrenn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To be a Painter again; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Poor, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a sword on his belt. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Burgell fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Coral (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Burgell was born with his mother's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Finellen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears skinny pants and wears a blue and tan robe with the hood down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Erevan speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and kukris. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melissa grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30 pp.