Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on her left side, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing, marred by chocolates. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Art 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 has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 23000 sp.

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. Her fur is beige and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Emerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Emerald was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Emerald decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 9000 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Map Maker. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, she is not a threatening figure. She has slicked back red hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Banker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 sp. Black pearl (800 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Coral (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).