Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Elizabeth grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Blue quartz (6 gp). Sard (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Amber (80 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Thava hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hugh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Sard (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Sard (70 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a axe on his belt. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an entirely green suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 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 (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Jade was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Jade alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Enemies, Military, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.