Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tan coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Panana was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She found a children's book about a Gnome Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Sarah speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this eastern woman wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Barrister. He has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. With bright auburn hair. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a Cartwright, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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 east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Názkûga hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has no fur. He has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 12000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears black trousers with pastel and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.