Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A true patriot, Ahinar would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Ahinar was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy yellow fur. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a hunchback. Her yellow fur is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. In her youth she was a Scribe, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is baby faced.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When Ermina reached her early adolescence her Human 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Jasper (80 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

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. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is thinning but still full. This black eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tagga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Tagga abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Nelkin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 16000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a pastel collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Engraver, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 9000 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Amethyst (80 gp).