Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'10" when asserting herself. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and expand her business

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has done her best to style her scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. 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 never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. He has wavy auburn hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Glassblower profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. Her rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Nala hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears just a yellow suit. She has red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Faral will drive conversation. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Faral abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears a fancy grey dress. She is physically well-built. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. 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 considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Maynild speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Maynild abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.