Description: She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Balifra was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Balifra's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Balifra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 110 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a yellow tunic with blue highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull violet iron scale mail. He has red hair. His eyes are silver.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sailor. He's also a talented Weaver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Oda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is typically in her Mercenary uniform. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Andraste was born with her father's beautiful face. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, grey shirt, and blue tie. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Guard, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He carries with him a set of swords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Peridot (30 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Red spinel (70 gp).