Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Lagazi speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Eye agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is a Architect first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Katherine is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Katherine was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and longbows. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

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. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 33000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a pastel shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. His orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has moderate length golden hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 cp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. With wild silver hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Creega has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and revenge

Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 150 gp.