Description: An older woman who prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Vaina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This southern woman usually wears her brown robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Burto does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Tethren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Tethren was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His silver hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of a Architect, who enjoyed hunting, Alvyn was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Architect they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Knight, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Quespa was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Glassblower kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 340 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a brown shirt with thin red vertical stripes and brown pants, marred by chocolates. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Isabella was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.