Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Tagga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Sard (30 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gaaki lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild blonde hair. 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 speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. Avice abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His fur is lavender and curly. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the east to a Body Guard, Art learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 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 (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her crest is short and black. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and yellow tie. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west to a Slave Trader, Manea learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but she was a colossal failure. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 pp. Red spinel (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Amber (60 gp).