Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ahlyssa will drive conversation. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Performer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Ahlyssa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gifted student he started as a Architect, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She has green eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: The child of a Detective, who enjoyed hunting, Buvvie was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Buvvie alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Black opal (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Amber (110 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Jet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Direcris studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Courier like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 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 (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her fur is short and lavender. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jade (140 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Rose (60 gp).