Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her black robe and has her axe always slung over her shoulder. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50000 cp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). White opal (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'0" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She has violet eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple black robe with green stripes complete with hood. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and doesn't want to be a slave trader and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Amnon studied abroad. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Elizabeth was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Unemployed work with an outfit from a few towns over. Unemployed work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and daggers. Her blue hair is long and unkept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Semyaza grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Semyaza. Being a Brewer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jet (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her crest is gold and curly. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Vezera was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 pp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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. Dûgza 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 he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 15000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.