Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. A true patriot, Leaf would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Engraver mother left him crippled. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10000 cp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. With bright blonde hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 35. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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 was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Bather. She became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

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

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is braided into rings. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and tan robe with the hood down. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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

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 became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the east. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Golden pearl (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.