Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is cut short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: Volen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 26000 cp. Star ruby (400 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Emen was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 320 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Gardener. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to be a ploughman again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 sp.

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. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this northern woman wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes. Her red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Jade (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with yellow skirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for her, and Antrara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Antrara was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 1300 gp. Red spinel (130 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.