Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her blue hair is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Manea hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 120 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Vilberg wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting drow, the young Vilberg began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 sp. Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Volen is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Volen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Volen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Weaver for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy red hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy purple hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Azza was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Ploughman. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Hlin was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, marred by chocolates. With bright golden hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Military, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. Xanaphia abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.