Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Through the years after Ekk was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ekk's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his whip, and carries whips. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. Coral (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 pp.

Description: This eastern man wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Godfrey was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Courier. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Jet (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. Her orange fur is long and unkept. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Painter father left her crippled. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bow, just in case. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ogthrak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stylist. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

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. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 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.