Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Vepar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. After a long history of fighting, Nuraval and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'2" and likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel skirt. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with her Shepherd father left her crippled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Silver pearl (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anselm grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her falchion. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is black and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Forgetful. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has slicked back golden hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born into a rich family. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Rimple was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rimple's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Shivering hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp).