Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears tattered old clothes. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has golden hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Avelina will drive conversation. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Avelina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Avelina 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 dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. Her crest is white and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student she started as a Fortune-teller, but she got bored and became a Body Guard. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but she was a colossal failure. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Weaver responsibilities is difficult.

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: A 5'3" western man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Heian was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His white crest is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). 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 silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and carries crossbows. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.