Description: This woman usually wears her green robe and has her nunchaku always slung over her shoulder. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Azaki was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Courier. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and purple. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Being a Courier kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1300 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a lance on her belt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

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 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 she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Shane took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greataxe and armor he uses now. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 cp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'4" and very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is silver and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vondal studied abroad. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Vondal managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

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 wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Layabout. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Coral (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does, marred by beers. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). White opal (700 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.