Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker white hat.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Gifted from a young age, Verna studied abroad. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Verna was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has slicked back brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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. Silaqui fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 4'10", this woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90000 cp. Iolite (80 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Stableman. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.