Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. She has wavy silver hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished flail as well. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Avelina was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her hair is silver and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A true patriot, Galiena would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a shield and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has black eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Bryseis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. His yellow fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 Body Guard. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Thunderstones. 2 Holy water.

Description: An older woman who wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a trident on her belt, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

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 has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.