Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, 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 silver hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. A true patriot, Verin would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. 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 has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Courier business.

History: She was born in the north. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has rusty crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Quarethon was born with his mother's beautiful face. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side, she is not a threatening figure. She sports silver long hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Emma began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10 pp. Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a long, green cloak. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He has the majority of his body covered in plate, marred by teas. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has white hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Erias speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Erias was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Erias's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.