Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a black vest and prefers tan and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her gold crest is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a great chef.

History: Arava was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: This northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10000 cp. Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: This man wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his nunchaku, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished axe as well. Her white hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned female dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Lidda never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears a brown coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a fancy black suit. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Krakhorn is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Courier business.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise white.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bricklayer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Morana studied abroad. Her first spouse was a Marshal, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dyer

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (140 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.