Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears baggy violet pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Avelina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Portia was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses like a well dressed Animal Trainer does. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

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

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 was born in a small plains village. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Amber (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red fur is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Tricking was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Barber. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 sp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp).

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with green slacks. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her copper crest is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Burana was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Burana's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Burana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Black star sapphire (800 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear flannel. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Sailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She became a Sailor soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 15000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of a Stylist, who enjoyed hunting, Paymon was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.