Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her rusty crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To be a Carter again; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She very much looks the part of a Mercenary. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. She has hazel eyes and a pastel hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is a Layabout first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Tree was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears professional attire. His hair is short and golden. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and green tie. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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. 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 she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has moderate length brown hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Gilbert is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ekk grew up listening to her father's many stories. A freak accident while working with her Tailor father left her crippled. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 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 shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Nija was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Pink diamond (5000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Amber (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.