Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Three was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. His blue hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is physically well-built. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Vassago enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Navigator. He has worked as a Navigator like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and expand his business

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: Nedda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. During her travels, Nedda and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nedda discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nedda fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local adventurer

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. With bright auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: This western man is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is cut short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Gormogord speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Abalaba is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Architect; and expand her business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Hadwisa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: Erias was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Mercenary, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp.