Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her hair is golden and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and greataxes. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 4'10", this woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 1. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Being a Stylist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: This western woman wears tattered old clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Healer, her father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she usually wears her black robe and has her shortspear always slung over her shoulder. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Star ruby (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She wears tattered old clothes. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Ranala is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed, Shy. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

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 spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Baker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Naal liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 sp.