Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has no hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 pp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Doctor, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. Ronobe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp).

Description: He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His hair is short and auburn. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heward grew up listening to his father's many stories. Through the years after Heward was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heward's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heward fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1900 gp. Jade (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'4" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has white hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. 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 Ploughman. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Pink pearl (60 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With wild brown hair. She has green eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A 6'1" western man, he wears professional attire. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 150 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Antitoxin.