Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Jo lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears just a black suit. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Ovak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her gray fur is lengthy. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amber (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Coral (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His yellow fur is lengthy. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Oriax's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Oriax hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 pp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a flattop hair cut. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Bernard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Bernard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.