Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Markosian hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. At a young age her father died while driving off some dire rats. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in hand crossbow use. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 9000 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines black.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age her mother died while driving off some illithids. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in rapier use. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kasdeya fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in the west. Baradad was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Brewer. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1700 pp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Koth was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Coral (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sekhmet was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is short and chestnut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.