Description: 3'4" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Bowyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 Bowyer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Fonkin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 12000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with his Junk Dealer mother left him crippled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Marshal and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Bolhild was born with her father's beautiful face. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. She wears her white crest down. She has red eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in a small forest village. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 pp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Vonbin took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up axe and armor he uses now. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 pp. White pearl (150 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Jade (150 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: The child of a Navigator, who enjoyed hunting, Sutha was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sutha was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.