Description: This woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. With wild blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Pearl was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Pearl alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 sp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: A 5'0" western man, he wears a fancy tan suit. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Dayereth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Gifted from a young age, Gimgen studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. After a long history of fighting, Gimgen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Zircon (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears just a tan suit. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western woman dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Armorer. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Armorer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His green crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dadalan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.