Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tattered old clothes. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Raiann never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 2 Acid flasks.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely blue suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bounty Hunter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bounty Hunter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'3". She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Riswynn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Riswynn was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Laucian 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 Bricklayer. Being a Bricklayer 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: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 sp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Avice studied abroad. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has moderate length yellow fur. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Windy never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 330 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'3". He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shedinn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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 parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.