Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an entirely blue suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely red suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries a battered shortspear and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Nikki hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 sp. Silver ewer (80 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He wears his red hair up. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Azaki is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black fur is thinning but still full. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is purple and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 180 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Greethen abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and shortspears. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Superior lock. 1 Average lock.