Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is auburn and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Volen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Volen hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 43000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is golden and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Portia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the west to a Fortune-teller, Emerald learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

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 tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She sports red long hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Baggi was born with her father's beautiful face. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 350 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this western woman wears dull violet sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. She has wavy auburn hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Caelynn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is typically in his Bellfounder uniform. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Born in the south to a Bellfounder, Ugarth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 cp. Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Myev hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 340 gp. Sard (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bounty Hunter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Matilda has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.