Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished trident as well. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Mardnab is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Mardnab lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he very much looks the part of a Hunter, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a great chef.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. He struck the Hunter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a blue vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Malquis lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Malquis liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'3" and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nija is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the south. Nija abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40000 cp. Eye agate (16 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the south. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His green crest is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Dazzazn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Dazzazn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).