Description: This malnourished man wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Heward 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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When Heward reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 12000 sp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Shanairla was born with her father's beautiful face. Shanairla was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: To protect her home; and balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears just a black suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tarhun grew up listening to his father's many stories. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'4" western man, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this western woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has dyed her greying lavender fur a little too much giving a sharp lavender color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fragrant was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears grey trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents enrolled her in a Wizard school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a great chef.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Kathra was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bather. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Onyx (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp).