Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Vaina took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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 has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses like a well dressed Healer does. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Patrick liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. Her yellow fur is still thick. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a violet shirt with thin red vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jarsali studied abroad. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 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 wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is white and curly. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is content

Flaws: Mundane, Racist, PTSD, Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1600 gp.