Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She got into the Baker business at a young age. When Helja reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She became a Baker soon after.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortbow on her belt. With wild black hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has shaved her head bald. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: A 4'8" western woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She is a Succubi in disguise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. Her hair is red and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Torgga was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's in love; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. He keeps his gray fur in a flapper bob. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Silent grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is short and blonde. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Senteq was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his glaive always slung over his shoulder, and carries glaives. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).