Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is well kept. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kristryd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting giants, the young Kristryd began to lead the lost caravan. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a green costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Astaro grew up listening to her father's many stories. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Grigi 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has blue hair. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Zephan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her red fur down. Her eyes are yellow.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Serpent is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 360 gp. Star ruby (400 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears an entirely green suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She bought a kukri and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1100 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 12000 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).