Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern woman wears long strands of topaz and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Butcher and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Menny lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with her Spice Merchant mother left her crippled. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a blue collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Lamlis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lamlis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Medrash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She usually wears her green robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

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 was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Being a Bowyer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He carries a battered club and tarnished morningstar as well. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Bork's homeland. Bork decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ploughman. She has no hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Antinua lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and doesn't want to be a ploughman and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a grey tunic with yellow highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Vistra is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She uses divination through singing.

History: Vistra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's in love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 350 gp.