Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear black tank tops with blue skirt. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in the west. Her first spouse was a Marshal, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fancy tan suit. His hair is short and brown. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Gerald and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2600 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has moderate length brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A freak accident while working with his Weaver mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Reynard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Darrak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3200 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his shortbow, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has shaved his head bald. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Xanaphia hails from a village terrorized by giants. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Bookbinder uniform. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is golden and very short. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gaaki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Solomon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.