Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Through the years after Shivering was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shivering's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 19000 cp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: This woman wears a violet coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. She has wavy white hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Cecily will drive conversation. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears brown trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Art speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Art was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 97. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Bellfounder, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is black and very short. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Paymon will drive conversation. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Alvyn took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up club and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 sp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Perra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Perra grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A 5'2" western man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Peren was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Being a Armorer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.