Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and brown. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Leshanna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Riardon was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Riardon was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Riardon's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Herbalist like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His brown hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aramil wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A 5'0" western woman, she wears a blue vest and prefers black and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Dara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her first spouse was a Sage, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 34000 sp. Jade (140 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He has styled his blue hair well, parting it to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Euron's homeland. Euron decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the west. 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. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 240 gp.