Description: 4'3" and muscular, this western woman tends to wear a large brown jacket. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. A true patriot, Bardryn would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. She tends to her Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

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 Server mother left him crippled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp).

Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. She wears her red hair up. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Andraste was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Rose (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Jet (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp).