Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Aura abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). White opal (900 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Direcris was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Marshal. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his red hair down. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 sp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'2" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trey hails from a village terrorized by giants. When Trey reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She carries a battered morningstar and tarnished falchion as well. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a sculptor again

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and grey pants. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 sp.