Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Shifting 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. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Jeweler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is typically in his Bather uniform. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Miles was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Bather. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'8" when asserting herself. She has no crest. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Megren studied abroad. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a fancy blue dress. She wears her silver hair down. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Baelitae lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has moderate length silver hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Blossom was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a mercenary and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 pp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears grey trousers with violet and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Liftrasa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a very tight haircut. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Azaki was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Helgret wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warlock, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A freak accident while working with her Miner father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 390 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.