Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length silver hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scythe, just in case. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is physically well-built. His hair is white and very short. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Ploughman. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ridaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and blue tie. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Waywocket's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Waywocket lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Waywocket was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Waywocket's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by her family; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Red spinel (160 gp).