Description: She usually wears her green robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 north. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the west. 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 has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; 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: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 pp. White opal (1300 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Amber (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balifra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a fancy brown dress. She has styled her red fur well, parting it to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Dagger was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'5" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Ghâm reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He struck the Healer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Amber (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

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

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Jade (130 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Rose (80 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.