Description: She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 180 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jade (90 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this western man wears a red collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has chestnut hair. 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 hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Faran hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear brown tank tops with black pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has no fur. His eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Cloak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. He tends to his Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a blue suit. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and clubs. Her hair is short and auburn. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 350 gp. Hematite (15 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Born in the north to a Navigator, Wella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 170 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Balam took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up mace and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Performer

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

Possessions: 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray.

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 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: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. At a young age his father died while driving off some drow. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in scimitar use. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Gennal was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 sp. Pink pearl (60 gp).