Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. With wild blonde hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of a Tailor, who enjoyed hunting, Callie was taken on many hunting expeditions. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a shepherd and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 340 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears just a white suit. Her white hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Burana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He carries a battered flail and tarnished whip as well. His hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Iados studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Doctor and was forced into it by his family; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. A true patriot, Orianna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Orianna was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Xappan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 cp. Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a black vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest is scarlet and curly. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60 gp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: She wears a green collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has shaved her head bald. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Paela took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up axe and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 140 gp. Zircon (80 gp).