Description: She wears a simple tan robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Althaea is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Althaea took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large red jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Stacee alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. Red garnet (80 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She has silver hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She worked as a nervous Spy and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Layabout, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sweet studied abroad. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown fur is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.