Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, and is pretty ugly. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. Recently the stress of being a Knight has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing her hectic life and new knight responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 50000 cp. Citrine (70 gp). Coral (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ridaro grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. She became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: She's in love; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished nunchaku as well. He keeps his white crest in a flapper bob. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Pijjirik was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. She wears a colorful flower in her brown fur. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born in the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; 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: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 pp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished bow as well. His blue hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She usually wears her grey robe and has her shield always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a Tailor, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Interpreter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Herleva and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With bright black hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Priest. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for him, and Sammal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Sammal was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sammal decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.