Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She wears her auburn hair down. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Bella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Bella was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Bella's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A freak accident while working with her Priest mother left her crippled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of goblins

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He wears his lavender fur up. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her green crest is lengthy. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. After months of barely getting by, Vezera managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

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

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a black suit. His hair is brown and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Modean hails from a village terrorized by goblins. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Modean never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. She keeps her blue hair in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. A true patriot, Seddit would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Seddit was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 pp. Amber (60 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Orryn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large yellow jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has achieved small success as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

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 tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her black hair down. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Astaro was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Half-Plate.