Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her purple hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brass crest, when down, is lengthy. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has copper crest. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her hair is brown and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Tailor profession.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears skinny pants and wears a blue and green robe with the hood down. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Laucian was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Laucian decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. Her beige fur, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Great lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his red robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the east to a Mason, Dondon learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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. Dondon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 5'1" western man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His white hair is still thick. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp.