Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Valida has worked very hard to control her curse. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. A gifted student she started as a Courier, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She tends to her Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his white crest. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in a small island village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His fur is cut close to his head. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and she perpetually has her sickle ready. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired her part-time. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A freak accident while working with her Beggar mother left her crippled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Beggar. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 190 pp. Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a white costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 270 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Anakis was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is white and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Baggi lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 12000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).