Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His black eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Zepar will drive conversation. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears long strands of topaz and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born into a rich family. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 190 pp. Malachite (15 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 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 tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born in a small forest village. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 sp. Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: A 5'4" western man, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this western woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has dyed her greying lavender fur a little too much giving a sharp lavender color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fragrant was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears grey trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents enrolled her in a Wizard school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a great chef.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Kathra was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bather. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Onyx (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp).