Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a server again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Ella was born with her mother's beautiful face. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Ella began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Coral (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. After a long history of fighting, Seddit and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Mord isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Mord was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy green crest. She wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and pastel pants. She has a hunchback. Her green crest is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Jezean has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white crest. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Hugh speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Crown-heir, Hugh learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Hugh was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hugh decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his mother before him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of nunchakus, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver crest is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Aasathra was born with her mother's beautiful face. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Orla took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up warhammer and armor she uses now. 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.

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (110 gp).