Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Sard (50 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her cinnamon fur in a flapper bob. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Drifting 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 has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bharash is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bharash was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a blue vest and prefers grey and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp. Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barber. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern woman is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Bethrynna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a very tight haircut. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 drow, the young Jarana began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: An older woman who is typically in her Brewer uniform, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Volen reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.