Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her father's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and pastel pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. She wears her brown hair down. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Through the years after Bryseis was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Bryseis's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She bought a lance and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his green robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Thamuz was born the youngest of three triplets. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Avice was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his yellow fur in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a green shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Thava alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Baelitae reached her early adolescence her Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. Red garnet (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).