Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Quelenna speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries a battered axe and tarnished morningstar as well. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Mary was born the youngest of three triplets. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bilbron embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. 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 born on a small isolated farm. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a simple green robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ruloth was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Carpenter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her religion dominates her actions

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: This woman wears a yellow collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his silver hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ekemon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Navigator again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Juliana was born the youngest of three triplets. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Andry embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. After coming to the age of reason, Andry took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Griselda studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 gp. Amber (150 gp). 7 Acid flasks.