Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is brown and curly. Her silver eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He usually wears his black robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. His hair is blue and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her brown hair down. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top yellow hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Susannah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Merihim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Claira was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Claira alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and spears. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Trym took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up longbow and armor he uses now. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Ribbles wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Ribbles enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ribbles grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ribbles never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.