Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and she perpetually has her dagger ready. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from 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: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ernest alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Anastrianna hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Anastrianna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 pp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'2", this woman wears a fancy white dress. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Jo was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is still thick. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Sage business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 21000 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amber (40 gp). Sard (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears his dark red hair up. He has white eyes.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south to a Ruler, Zepar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Ruler. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Umpen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Brewer father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Sard (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.