Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Beggar business at a young age. Leaf was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Beggar. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has wavy blue crest. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'11" and wears a grey vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Slave Trader. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. He has no fur. This yellow eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Oppleby was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red garnet (90 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a white shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and white pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is portly but not overly obese. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is blonde and very short. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 260 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).