Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With bright chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, and carries lances. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Average lock. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in an above average manner. She sports silver long hair. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She has no hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. His silver hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp. Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Kerkad was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Good lock.