Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alain grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Alain 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 has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has violet eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has worked as a Fortune-teller like her father before her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: She wears dull violet sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has gray eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by sweets. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She has a very tight haircut. She has green eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).