Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her tan robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, violet shirt, and black tie. Her gray fur is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for her, and Windy does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the west. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black opal (500 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his trident. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His fur is cut close to his head. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and she perpetually has her sickle ready. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired her part-time. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A freak accident while working with her Beggar mother left her crippled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Beggar. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 190 pp. Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a white costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 270 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Anakis was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is white and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Baggi lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 12000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).