Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Valanthe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 9000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Rose is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Servant and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jade (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Gruk has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a red scarf. She has slicked back golden hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Animal Trainer mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears violet trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Alice was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Soapmaker and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1300 pp. Obsidian (15 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1200 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.