Description: This late middle aged woman wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. She wears her blonde hair down. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 sp. Zircon (50 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Courier father left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and kukris. Her fur is red and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Leaf grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Leaf. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the south. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears just a red suit. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Jocelyn hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Jocelyn was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears grey trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Hlin was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hlin decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His brown hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Fonkin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 26000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Einkil was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Einkil's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp).