Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Mary hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her childhood dream was to be a Painter, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Jet (50 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). White opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has slicked back golden hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Claira was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Adelard's homeland. Adelard decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jade (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are blue and beady.

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

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Ploughman, but he got bored and became a Dilettante. He tends to his Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Ploughman; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She usually wears her blue robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. She carries a battered flail and tarnished sai as well. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Menny will drive conversation. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her auburn hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: 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. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.