Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Cook profession.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her childhood dream was to be a Cook, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Body Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. She wears her brown hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Aramil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aramil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With wild blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Gurdis was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a black costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the left. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Tawna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'10" and wears just a white suit. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Map Maker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp.