Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tarak studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Tarak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: Star rose quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 several months after her mother was called into army service. When Symma reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her ears are large.

Personality: Jo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears long strands of amethyst and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Bilga was born the youngest of three triplets. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Soapmaker, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is a Cook first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He tends to his Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This western woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With wild brown hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Helen was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She wears her white fur down. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 sp. Hematite (14 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).