Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Ella was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ella was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Ella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 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 wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 pp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Merchant business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He wears a red shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Burto was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Burto abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. After a long history of fighting, Burto and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Engraver; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Fortune-teller, but she got bored and became a Sellsword. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He dresses like a well dressed Stableman does, marred by beers. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tûmhom grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. White opal (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has slicked back brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A true patriot, Ridaro would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 13. 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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Maiathah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp.