Description: A 2'10" western woman, she is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Stableman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Nedda was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy silver hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longswords and hammers. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Gadreel speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gadreel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length blue crest. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Mugrunden was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cook and was forced into it by his family; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Emerald (500 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears professional attire. She keeps her brown fur in a flapper bob. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Mara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Mara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Mara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

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

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 pp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Emerald (800 gp).