Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and halberds. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He usually wears his white robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jarana isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and he perpetually has his axe ready. He has wavy lavender fur. His yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Beast was born the youngest of three triplets. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and usually wears her blue robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sellsword but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

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. A freak accident while working with her Actor mother left her crippled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 240 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

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 wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has moderate length silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Malquis has worked very hard to control her curse. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Thervan has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a green shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her red crest is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nala has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (140 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.