Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She wears a black vest and prefers pastel and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Murook was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Being a Miner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Roondar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting dire rats, the young Roondar began to lead the lost caravan. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 29000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 260 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a pastel coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She keeps her gray fur in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born into a rich family. She worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a healer again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries with him a set of nunchakus, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. After a long history of fighting, Engong and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.