Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. Her hair is black and curly. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Nurkara speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Nurkara hails from a village terrorized by goblins. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Azurite (12 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a pastel coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sun lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

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 north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. He very much looks the part of a Performer. He has a hunchback. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length beige fur. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the west. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ilga studied abroad. Ilga was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Animal Trainer. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 9000 sp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She has gleaming, smiling gray 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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with her Miller mother left her crippled. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and balancing her hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Nala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 11000 sp.