Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Makaria was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Locksmith. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Makaria fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with pastel slacks. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a colorful flower in his blue hair. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. A true patriot, Skamos would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Skamos never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Bonds: In love, Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black hair is cut short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The war was a terrible time for her, and Menny does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a Architect, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Menny was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Menny fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears long strands of amber and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has wavy auburn hair. She has violet eyes.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. His hair is auburn and very short. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 160 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dell studied abroad. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp).