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 white and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Jarsali is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. 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 in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ruler but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Shava was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Ruler. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 16000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She is an epitome of beauty. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Quelenna was born the youngest of three triplets. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Marshal. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Marshal. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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 is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Cloak was born the youngest of three triplets. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 20000 cp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. Her brown hair is cut short. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Paela wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Paela 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 forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Valanthe was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bowyer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and balancing her hectic life and new bowyer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane, Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 110 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is an amazing painter.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rose (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, white cloak. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Zircon (80 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.