Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her purple hair is greasy and uncared for. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She very much looks the part of a Apothecary. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Apothecary business at a young age. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her black fur is matted, messy, and big. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: River was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her gray fur is still thick. She has yellow eyes and a pastel hat with a black feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 100 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Coral (110 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Trail was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 170 pp. Amethyst (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Roofer. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the west. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Roofer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 46. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Gorga was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gorga's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Gorga was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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 Cartwright. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 sp.