Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and monstrous two handed axes. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mara 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 Mara. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Jade (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull black iron scale mail. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a hunter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has brown 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 is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When Tordek reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is short and red. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fletcher profession.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear flannel. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She has gray eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gifted student she started as a Apothecary, but she got bored and became a Mayor. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A 6'1" southern woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 11000 cp. Amber (60 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 2 Antitoxin.