Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has moderate length white hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 80000 cp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

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. A true patriot, Olunt would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Olunt and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 250 gp. Jade (50 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Siffress was born with her father's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with her Bookbinder father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Being a Animal Trainer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Delre was born with her mother's beautiful face. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. After months of barely getting by, Ahinar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man very much looks the part of a Bookbinder and is in decent physical shape. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Server, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).