Description: She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries a battered bow and tarnished greataxe as well. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses like a well dressed Knight does. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Quelenna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Jelenneth is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Jelenneth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Qualen has worked very hard to control his curse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp).

Description: She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She is portly but not overly obese. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 gp. Coral (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: She wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'7" when asserting herself. Her rusty crest is singed and shortened. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Thava is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Seamstress, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jet (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a Bounty Hunter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her childhood dream was to be a Barrister, but she was a colossal failure. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sard (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.