Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears baggy violet pantaloons and a pastel scarf. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is blonde and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her first spouse was a Priest, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barrister for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Gifted from a young age, Orla studied abroad. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her first spouse was a Laborer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Laborer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Dilettante, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and many goblins want her driven away

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tan tunic with yellow highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

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 loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: White pearl (70 gp).

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is physically well-built. His blue crest is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Gifted from a young age, Nithther studied abroad. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses like a well dressed Knight does. His crest is short and brass. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Knight. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20000 cp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.