Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. With bright auburn hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Valanthe grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Valanthe. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Adventurer business.

History: Born to a Beggar, 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 sp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Gimurt alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Bounty Hunter. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. 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 Bounty Hunter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bounty Hunter for hire.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a brown vest and prefers white and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Blacksmith mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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: Whurdred was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: Standing 5'10", this woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2100 gp.