Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a green coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Bryseis was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is typically in his Shepherd uniform. His hair is white and very short. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 Shepherd. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

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 obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Zagga's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Antitoxin. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a dagger on her belt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her blonde hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's in love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A 4'5" eastern man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes. He has chestnut hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp. Smoky quartz (20 gp).