Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bardryn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jabbie studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Jabbie took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He has gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gray eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 270 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple white robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Coral (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His bronze crest is braided into rings. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She keeps her long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Weaver but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist, Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Odo took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up spear and armor he uses now. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40000 cp. Eye agate (8 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).