Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has slicked back white hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tagga is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Sage, Tagga learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a shield on her belt. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bolhild is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a crush on the local adventurer

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Shava is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Lewis hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her shield. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Decarabia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Decarabia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this western woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has moderate length purple hair. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. A true patriot, Ronobe would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has no hair. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She uses divination through singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ranala never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carlin grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp.