Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Banded agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a kukri and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small red clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Merla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Painter, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length bronze crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 sp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Hlin's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Hlin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shautha studied abroad. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'0". She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, and her gloved hand is found clutching a lance. Her hair is black and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Eran's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 250 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).