Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a Cartwright first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Ella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the north to a Beggar, Astaro learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She struck the Beggar job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 41000 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She has slicked back silver hair. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Healer and was forced into it by her family; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She bought a sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He has moderate length gray fur. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Great was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Great and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has shaved his head bald. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her lavender fur down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.